At MIT, Bill Gates urges students, academics to tackle social problems - The Boston Globe

It’ll be fascinating to see how this plays out over the next few months, as more Windows 7-based tablets/slates come to market

“Tablet computing is an innovation where Microsoft’s been ahead every step of the way,’’ Gates told the Globe yesterday. “You want to look at tablets and touchscreens and how students use both — that’s a Windows phenomenon.’’

But Gates won’t discuss his personal opinion of the hot-selling iPad. “Yeah, no comment,’’ he said.

At MIT, Bill Gates urges students, academics to tackle social problems - The Boston Globe