Bill Gates admits Microsoft did not start off well with mobiles

Do you think Microsoft jumped on to the mobile bandwagon a little too late? It’s not a secret that Gates is fond of the newer Microsoft innovations like the Surface, Bing and Windows 8 and he minced no words praising the company’s efforts put into making these products. Gates was a part of a Reddit “ Ask Me Anything ” last week, and when someone asked about whether he preferred Windows 7 or Windows 8, he announced tongue-in-cheek, “Higher is better.” Humble Bill Gates is humble He even confirmed that he indeed used Bing and not Google. When quizzed about whether he was happy with Chief Executive Steve Ballmer’s performance at CBS, Gates said, “Well, he and I are two of the most self-critical people – you can imagine. While developers would stand to gain a lot from this flattening down of Windows desktop and mobile platforms, a smooth transition will need to be made since Microsoft has admitted in the past that the developer platforms for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8/Windows RT are “similar” but not the same.