Gates in Austria: Microsoft to Spend USD 6.8 Billion on R&D

Bill Gates is in Austria, a country whose GDP is smaller than Microsoft's market capitalization. He's telling Austrian professionals what he's up to: throwing money at R&D in the hopes of being to outdo Linux. Here's the article from Austria's DiePresse, Babelfish version. Attendance at the event was reported to be less than exciting, with many leaving before the end and no standing ovations.