I heard an interview with Bill Gates this morning, and he said three things that just got my goat.

1. Not enough kids are going into science and engineering, that’s why we have to hire in India and China.

Wait… aren’t kids who did major in science and engineering having a hell of a time finding jobs right now, as well as experienced scientists and engineers? And isn’t a part of that because jobs of that sort are going overseas?

2. We sell our products at rock bottom prices and make up for it in volume.

OpenOffice Suite FREE
StarOffice 7 Office Suite $79.95
WordPerfect Office Standard $300.00
Microsoft Office Standard $400.00

3. People upgrade because we provide innovative new products. If we didn’t, people would just stay at the same version.

We upgrade Windows and Office to stay compatible with other people who have newer systems, because planned obsolescence is part of Microsoft’s strategy. Can you even buy Windows 3.1 anymore?

*sigh*