Thursday, May 31, 2007

Top Secret

Microsoft unveils revolutionary device

Perfects "HEARTS" game that doesn't renege, cheat, and make shit up
By Paul Hochman
Gear and technology editor
TODAY
Updated: 5:03 p.m. ET May 30, 2007

In the next year, Bill Gates will manage one of the highest-profile transitions in American business history — he’ll leave his day job as chairman at Microsoft, the $300 billion company he co-founded 32 years ago, and will move full time into philanthropy.

But before he leaves, Gates has a few more high-tech projects to finish. Until this morning, one project — almost twenty years in the making and code-named 'Milan,’ — was top-secret.

In a TODAY exclusive, I had a chance to talk with Gates at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus about the game of "Hearts" that has been bundled with WINDOWS since its inception. Finally, it seems, the thousannds of branuacs who toil in Redmond have developed a version that does not cheat.

"No more making shit up" vows Gates.

That's the story I thought I'd be reading, but ohhhh nooooooo.  That was too hard so they did this thing.
5/31/2007 01:41:00 PM 3 Comments

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Anonymous said...

I actually saw a demo of this at the Gartner Symposium in S.F. last month. Microsoft's head or R&D shared the stage with his counterparts at IBM and Intel.

This this is actually pretty cool... and will revolutionize how we interface with cyberville.

Cuzzin Rick

5/31/07, 1:56 PM
Anonymous said...

I can always win at Hearts - every 4th time.

5/31/07, 5:05 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...

I win straight out, or catch them reneging, which is also a win.

5/31/07, 6:05 PM

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