- The Clubhouse app has hosted another tech industry insider for an interview over the past few days – this time, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
- In a discussion hosted by journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, Gates spoke about everything from the coronavirus pandemic to COVID vaccines and the Apple Car rumored.
- Gates also explained why he prefers his Android phone to an iPhone.
As soon as Bill Gates first entered the Clubhouse this week, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin temporarily ignored some of the questions he planned to ask about everything from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and Gates’ new book How to prevent a climate disasterInstead, Sorkin pointed out to Microsoft’s co-founder that he got a barrage of tweets all asking the same thing, sent by people as soon as they heard about Gates’ chat in Clubhouse, the hot new social app for iOS:
Wait, Bill Gates has an iPhone?
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Gates acknowledged that he actually uses an Android phone on a daily basis. And while he’s working on the latest iPhones to keep up with them, “the phone I have with me just happens to be an Android.” Sorkin investigated that further, wanting to know if it was a product of any kind of “religious” preference that Gates has between Android and iOS.
“Well, some Android manufacturers pre-install Microsoft software in a way that makes it easy for me, and they are more flexible in how the software connects to the operating system, so I got used to that … A lot of my friends have iPhones , so there is no purity. “
And that’s how Gates’ Clubhouse chat began, making him one of the industry’s latest prominent insiders and rich titans flocking to the new audio-based social app everyone is talking about – and talking On, for that matter. You can check out Gates’ full chat below:
Some of the highlights of the interview: The Microsoft billionaire – whose personal base has been at the forefront of vaccine development and the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, working with government agencies – said he received his second COVID-19 vaccine dose on a a week ago. “It’s the only time I’ve been grateful to be an old person – 65 years old.”
In response, Sorkin went on to say, When are you going to get around and travel the way you used to, now that you’ve had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine?
Well, I want to lead by example. If you have been vaccinated, you can still broadcast. It’s not that likely … I’m not going to stop wearing masks or be careful with people who haven’t been vaccinated … It’s not until the end of spring or summer that we get numbers where you can watch your change behavior in a significant way. “
In addition:
- In the fall, Gates said he expects “all schools will be open.”
- What does he think of the Apple Car rumors? “Mmmm, I’ll double them, they’ll hit the same margin as on the iPhone.”
- Does he use Google Search? “I am a loyal, loyal, loyal Bing user. You travel with a very snobbish audience. You have to get here with the crowd and use Bing. “
- The last TV show he binged? Netflix’s Lupine, about a gentleman burglar from France who became a huge hit for the streamer.
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Andy is a Memphis reporter who also contributes to outlets like Fast Company and The Guardian. When not writing about technology, he can be found protective of his burgeoning vinyl collection, as well as his whovianism and binges on a variety of TV shows you probably don’t like.