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• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Charlie Rose, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: December 18, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000M2DN6E
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #165,343 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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A conversation with Microsoft founder Bill Gates about building Microsoft, the future of technology, and his newest focus, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Behind the smiling surface, October 23, 2007

By	Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

1) It is interesting to have a close look and listen to one of the makers- and - shakers of our world.
2) Rose as usual did not play hardball, and did not ask questions about Microsoft's allegedly rough business practices through the years. He did however ask about rivals- Google, Apple, and others.
3) Gates appears as a super- bright super- pleasant super- intelligent sophmore college- student. All this masks the tremendous drive for power and ambition which is at work under the Clark Kent surface.
4) Gates is supposedly giving up in 2008 the hands-on- running of Microsoft but will still be Chairman of the Board. But from what he says he is still on top of all developments, including those with competitors. His anticipation is that we are moving towards a different world in terms of 'computer' presence and operation.
5) His admirable decision to take on world- health problems and use the great share of his fortune to help the considerable share of mankind living in deprivation is considerably discussed. Gates explains how the problems of poorer countries are not financial alone. He gives Nigeria and Zaire as examples of countries so poorly managed and governed that 'aid help does not always work. He speaks about Warren Buffett, his friend and mentor who decided to entrust the bulk of his fortune to Gates management in service of improving the life of the poor of mankind.
6) An especially interesting interview.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great info presented well, March 30, 2007

By	Anne E. Stebbins "Wendy Stebbins" (Chicago, Il.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Charle Rose as always uses his style to bring out the best and most interesting of Bill Gates and his wife as well as Warren Buffet.The result is a very human side of all parties telling about their fantastic work and styles. You see the real people and learn tips yourself on how to imrprove your modus operandi in life. So, it is a combination learning, teaching and entertaining program.