![Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates holds up a Tablet PC while speaking at a press conference at the Seventh Annual Microsoft CEO Summit at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates holds up a Tablet PC while speaking at a press conference at the Seventh Annual Microsoft CEO Summit at the company's headquarters in Redmond,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3B871/microsoft-chairman-and-chief-software-architect-bill-gates-holds-up-a-tablet-pc-while-speaking-at-a-press-conference-at-the-seventh-annual-microsoft-ceo-summit-at-the-companys-headquarters-in-redmond-washington-on-may-21-2003-gates-and-more-than-100-world-business-leaders-are-attending-the-gathering-for-two-days-of-dialogue-and-interactice-sessions-centered-on-the-theme-the-agile-business-balancing-strategy-and-execution-reutersanthony-p-bolante-apbme-2D3B871.jpg)
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates holds up a Tablet PC while speaking at a press conference at the Seventh Annual Microsoft CEO Summit at the company's headquarters in Redmond,
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Bill Gates: Microsoft pursuing 'a lot of' tablet projects, pen-based input will be 'mainstream for students' | Engadget
Bill Gates was talking about the tablet LONG before the iPad came to a head. Why did Microsoft not ship a tablet first? - Quora
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