June 24 - Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world's second richest man, is the envy of many. But for gates, a mistake he once made still haunts him. What's going on here? Why do you say that?
According to Fox financial channel website reported on the 23rd, Gates recently attended an event in a speech, talking about what he thought was the 'biggest mistake'. The mistake, he said, was to give Google the opportunity to launch Android, a 'standardized, non Apple Mobile operating platform'.
"In the software world, especially in terms of operating system platforms, these are all winner take all markets," Gates said at the event. "So you know, the biggest mistake I ever made was that Microsoft did not launch a non Apple Mobile operating platform as standardized as Android because of poor management. It was natural for Microsoft to win. '
Gates further said: 'there is only one space for non Apple operating systems. How much is it worth? (if it belongs to us), there will be 400 billion dollars transferred from Google to Microsoft. '
According to US media, Google bought Android for at least $50 million and announced a new mobile system that will provide Internet access services to more people in 2007. However, Gates also made a fortune through Microsoft. According to Forbes magazine, the world's second richest man has a net worth of $102.9 billion.