I-DAVOS / SWITZERLAND, 25JAN08 - UWilliam H. Gates III, uSihlalo, iMicrosoft Corporation, e-USA, wabanjwa ngesikhathi kunesithangami nabezindaba eMhlanganweni Wonyaka Wonyaka ka-2008 weWorld Economic Forum eDavos, eSwitzerland, ngoJanuwari 25, 2008.
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Usozigidi futhi ex Microsoft, uBill Gateskwesinye isikhathi isho izinto ezithokozisayo. Esinye sokugcina kube yisigwebo kwiMicrosoft Windows Mobile esingashiyanga noma ngubani ongenandaba futhi engicabanga ukuthi asilungile, noma ngabe uzama kangakanani ukuvikela inkampani yakhe nokumboza ukwehluleka okukhulu kweWindows Mobile. Ngikholwa ngobuqotho ukuthi iMicrosoft iphumelele ezicini eziningi, kepha akunjalo ngohlelo lwayo lokusebenza lwamaselula.
Esikhathini esithile esidlule, i-United States Justice yasola le nkampani ngemikhuba eyedwa. Icala lokuvimbela ukungathembeki nakanjani libe nomthelela kuMicrosoft, yize ngingenasiqiniseko sokuthi lalilikhulu kangako, futhi uma kunjalo, ngicabanga ukuthi alihlangene nakancane nokushiwo nguBill Gates. Kungani ngikusho konke lokhu?
Yebo, ngoba uBill Gates uphawule kwabezindaba baseBrithani iThe New York Times ukuthi «Akungabazeki ukuthi isudi yokuvimbela ukungathembeki yayingalungile kuMicrosoft nokuthi ngabe ngabe sigxile kakhulu ekwakheni uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula. Esikhundleni sokusebenzisa i-Android, ngabe usebenzisa iWindows Mobile ukube bekungeyona eye 'antitrust case'. […] Besisondelene kakhulu. Manje akekho owake wezwa nge-WIndows Mobile. Kepha hheyi, yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa lapha nalaphaya. (ngezindleko zenqubo) ». Hhayi ... ummm, ngicabanga, ngenhlonipho efanele, lokhu akunjalo.
U-tycoon akacabangi ukuthi kuyiphutha lezinhlelo zokusebenza, noma ukuthi ubuchwepheshe beselula buvele kanjani, noma yini efana naleyo, kepha leli cala lasenkantolo. Futhi njengoba eseshilo, ucabanga ukuthi ukube bekungenzekanga manje uhlelo olusetshenziswa kakhulu bekuzoba yiWindows Mobile. Kepha angicabangi ukuthi uhlelo olususelwa kwiWindows NT luzoba lungcono kakhulu kuzingxenyekazi zeselula futhi lungakwenza ukubhekana ne-iOS ne-Android, Nginokungabaza okukhulu, iqiniso. Ngibe nethuba lokubuyekeza i-smartphone ye-Sony Xperia ene-Windows Phone futhi bekuyisipiliyoni esethusayo kunazo zonke nge-interface yayo nezinye izici… Ngiwutholile ngomdlandla umkhiqizo futhi ekugcineni bengikubheke ngabomvu. Yize ... hheyi! Izinto eziyinqaba zenzekile. Ngokuqinisekile bayayazi indlela yokwenza iWindows ibe yipulatifomu enkulu yedeskithophu. Mhlawumbe babenesu elithile lokuthola ingxenye yeselula futhi.