Most of what Gates saw Gates wasn't interested in. He said
his comments largely were telling folks, "This stuff doesn't look
very promising-let's not work on it." Some papers gave Gates
overviews about coming consumer trends, like digital photography,
interactive TV, the rise of wireless technology, and the
ubiquity of GPS-enabled devices. Other papers brought him up
to speed on ongoing technical concerns, like microprocessor improvements
or Internet security or software piracy or- "one of
my favorites!" he says-"everything related to semiconductors."
Others were just flights of fancy-about, say, "magic mirrors"
(which had something to do with letting you try on virtual outfits
or informing you that your collar wasn't buttoned).