Gates' Crystal Ball

This past Friday, Bill Gates shared his crystal ball gaze into the future of technology at the Computer History Museum. In the appearance, Bill Gates touched on many topics, amongst them: 1) Linux -- Microsoft doesn't have much fear of the upstart OS, as they've seen would be Windows-slayers of the past come and go. However, in 10-years time, Gates expects that Windows and Linux will dominate the market, with no other OS left on the battlefield; 2) Grid Computing -- Gates doesn't think grid computing will strip Windows of its power -- however, Microsoft is building grid features into their web services capabilities; 3) Malware and Security -- Gates is concerned, but thinks they will be beaten -- of course, Microsoft will be there to charge for the stick.

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