10 Questions for Bill Gates

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Technology can help, but it always has to be technology that understands the difficult conditions. Are computers in developing countries going to change their education system? In a lot of countries it's more: Are there classrooms, are there teachers, is there electricity? Taking new technology and trying to impose it on developing countries--that's crazy.

Let's talk about your own future. You're scaling back your role at Microsoft.

July 1, 2008, is when I go full time with the foundation and part-time with Microsoft. It's a pretty dramatic change--I won't be in the daily flow. The truth is, I don't know how it will feel.

So this is your last Windows launch.

It's my last launch. But even in the next nine months the key themes of the next Office and Windows will be chosen, so I do get to shape one more round. They might invite me to that launch.