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What Tech Titans Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Talked About in Their First Meeting
MICROSOFT (PRIVATE DINNER HOSTED BY MICROSOFT AZURE CTO), JUN 22 – The meeting marks a turning point as Microsoft embraces open-source, with Linux now powering much of its Azure cloud infrastructure, reflecting industry-wide collaboration.
- Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds met for the first time last week at a private dinner hosted by Microsoft CTO Mark Russinovich, joined by Dave Cutler.
- This meeting followed decades during which Gates led Microsoft's Windows dominance in the 1990s and early 2000s, while Torvalds created and championed the Linux kernel since 1991.
- The dinner was described as pleasant, with Gates discussing philanthropy and nuclear power, and Torvalds sharing humorous comments and homemade guitar pedals, despite none playing guitar.
- Both tech figures are now engaged in unpacking AI's impact, reflecting Gates’ view that "AI is bigger than the computer," with Torvalds calling current AI 90% marketing and 10% reality.
- This encounter signals a cooling of historic Microsoft-Linux rivalries and suggests increased collaboration amid transformative technological shifts.
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The photo was shared by Mark Russinovich of Microsoft. The two "rivals" , the names behind the most important operating systems for PC, met at a dinner: "No decision was made, maybe next time"
Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time at tech titans' dinner
Microsoft chief technical officer Mark Russinovich posted evidence of the historic dinner in a LinkedIn post. Dave Cutler, the legendary programmer and lead architect of the Windows NT kernel, was also present, completing this meeting of tech titans.Read Entire Article
Bill Gates Finally Meets Linux Creator Linus Torvalds At Microsoft Exec's Dinner, Decades After Powering Rival Operating Systems - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds met for the first time at a Microsoft-hosted dinner, decades after leading rival operating systems.
Perhaps because they have been "enemies" for decades, Microsoft's founder and Linux creator had never seen each other face to face, but better late than never.
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