MARKETWATCH — Jan 7 — Gates delivered the keynote for CES for the last eight years. He used the speech to outline his vision for the future of consumer technology, noting that advances in areas such as connectivity, user interface and high-definition video and audio will be the main driving forces for the sector in the next 10 years. "The first digital decade has been a great success", he said of the past 10 years. "The second digital decade will be more focused on connecting people. It will be more user-centric." Gates also plans to step down from day-to-day involvement at the software giant this summer. FULL ARTICLE @ ADOTAS
Mark Brooks: Resounding words for the internet dating and social networking industries. These words alone should free up a few million in VC funds in the next quarter. "The second digital decade will be more focused on connecting people." (Full Disclosure: Bill Gates is a client of…I wish!)