An Interview With Gates

摘要

So where was Bill Gates while Microsoft negotiators, Justice Department officials, and representatives of the states' attorneys general were trying to hammer out a deal? Far from the controversy, on a solitary retreat at Hood Canal, Washington, for a periodic "think week." Gates usually mulls competitive issues and long-range goals: One year it was the Internet; another year it was all about R&D. But this year, as the controversy escalated, Gates ended up spending many hours on the phone negotiating with federal antitrust chief Joel Klein. He also made time for a two-hour conversation with FORTUNE senior editor Brent Schlender.