Microsoft’s holding its annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit this week, (“Making tomorrow’s Microsoft minions – today!”) and Bill Gates kicked it off wondering why the heck more kids don’t want to be like him.
Gates says he’s puzzled why more youth aren’t studying computer science as “salaries and job openings in computer science are on the rise.” Yeah, if you’re in India.
The billionaire says he can’t figure out the “paradox” as teens are so interested in all things technology (cell phones, the ‘Net, MP3 players) today.
“If you say to a kid, ‘Yeah, what are the 10 coolest products you use that your parents are clueless about, that you’re good at using,’ I don’t think they’re going to say, ‘Oh, you know, it’s this new breakfast cereal,” Gates said. “And I want to go work in agriculture and invent new cereals or something.’ … I think 10 out of 10 would be things that are software-driven.”
He just called out Captain Crunch.
Via My Way News
