Microsoft co-founder: my new biography not supposed to stick knife into Bill GatesApril 15, 2011 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says his new biography "Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft" is not supposed to stick the knife into Bill Gates. In an interview with "60 Minutes," Allen said that his book was not a hatchet job on Gates, and is instead meant to serve as a record of what happened. Allen said that he and Gates have not discussed the contents of the book in person yet, and that when that time came it would likely be "a heated discussion." Part of the book recounts how while Allen was suffering from cancer, Gates conspired with Steve Ballmer to dilute his ownership. This culminated in a deal in the early '80s where Gates tried to buy him out for five dollars a share. However Allen told the program that Gates visited him several times during his second bout with cancer, and that the two remained friends. He said that there's a bond between Gates and him that can't be denied, and he thinks they both feel it, according to Fudzilla. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |