Thank you, bill, for coming. For about 20 years, you have been the wealthiest man in the world. Because you have given away so much money recently, jeff bezoss became wealthier. Do think if you had stayed in college [laughter] you dont feel an adequate, inadequate, right . Bill i havent given the money away fast enough to drop out of the top 10. And the market has been strong. Host microsoft is up 35 this year. To what do you attribute that . Bill the company is doing well. We have a great ceo. The importance of software has really come true. The five most valuable companies are Technology Companies. I get to spend 1 6 of my time at microsoft. Host you said the biggest mistake you made professionally was that microsoft should have the android technology. Bill we were in the field of doing operating systems for personal computers. Mobile phones were very popular. We were doing windows mobile. We missed being the dominant mobile operator by a tiny amount. We didnt assign the best people
Technological innovation and philanthropy. This is just under an hour. Thank you. So, we have bill gates. Thank you very much for coming. [laughter] [applause] you have years or so, been the wealthiest man in the world. Because you have given so much money away recently, jeff bezos became wealthier. D think if you had stayed in college and gotten your college degree, you dont feel inadequate now, is that right . It is a sign that i have not given the money away fast enough to drop out of the top 10. The market has been strong. Year. Oft is up 35 this to what do you attribute that . Bill the company is doing well. We have a great ceo. The importance of software has really come true. The five most valuable companies are technology companies. Microsoft has a good share of that. I get to spend 1 6 of my time at microsoft. Host you said the biggest mistake you made professionally was that microsoft should have the android technology. Why was that the biggest mistake . Bill when you are in a
Bill i havent given the money away fast enough to drop out of the top 10. Microsoft is up 35 this year. To what do you attribute that . Bill the company is doing well. We have a great ceo great ceo. The importance of software has really come true. The five most valuable companies are Technology Companies. 1 6 of my time at microsoft. Said the biggest mistake you made professionally was that microsoft should have the entry technology. In the field of doing operating systems for personal computers. Were very popular. We were doing windows mobile. We missed being the dominant mobile operator by a tiny amount. This is the biggest mistake i made in terms of something that was clearly within our skill set. We were clearly the company that should have achieved that. We didnt. Motorola designed to go to android. Design to go to android. Host today, youre the only company over a trillion dollars. How much better could you have been . [laughter] bill market cap is only an indirect thing. Way it
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Were talking about other cloud plays on the horizon the Halftime Report starts right now. Great to be with you on this friday, your investment committee, joer er ijoe, john,y young, senior Portfolio Manager with young and associates at morgan still is larry fink right . Are investors not being aggressive enough right here, serrat with markets on the precipice of a fed rate cut . I think right now its fair to say we are properly valued. I dont think you want to be more aggressive going to the markets. Earnings are coming down we have a lot of uncertainty stocks have had a great run, plus 20 there are opportunities. I like a barbell approach on investing, where theres growth and value but going full force into the market is a little scary. Theoretically if rates come down, doesnt that make valuations more attractive, more acceptable to have higher valuations youre factually correct and discounted cash flows. I sense a but coming. But but b not a but, a distinguished perspective. From a f