Despite Guitar Hero skills, Bill Gates can't join U2

by Ross Miller { Jan 6th 2008 at 9:54PM }

So what's Bill Gates going to do now that he's retiring? As noted at in Engadget's liveblog of his CES keynote, Gates produced a video showing his final day in office. Said U2 singer Bono to Gates, "Bill, we've talked about this before. We're full up in the band. All positions are filled. I know... I know... I can't just replace Edge because you got a high score on Guitar Hero."

Bono is seen talking in a confessional akin to NBC's The Office. "Bill's always had a passion for music... and as long as it's not my music, I'm fine with that." So much for that. How about setting your sights a little lower - say, Coldplay?

Tags: bill-gates, ces, consumer-electronics-show, gates, guitar-hero, microsoft, xbox, xbox-360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

i_hate_mtv @ Jan 6th 2008 10:09PM

I hate Bono and his stadium sized ego.

This is funny, though.

BPM64 - The Second Attack! @ Jan 6th 2008 10:28PM

I second this statement.

Trashman @ Jan 6th 2008 10:32PM

whatev. I like him and think that he does not have a huge ego

GRANTED @ Jan 7th 2008 8:50AM

bono is an asshole.

Chase @ Jan 6th 2008 10:20PM

Bahaha... Gotta love it when someone of Gates' prominence can yuck it up like the rest of us. ^_^

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jan 7th 2008 2:30AM

everytime I hear U2 I always think about that south park episode.

"Mr. Bono is in Africa helping children"
"YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!"

Stevo @ Jan 6th 2008 10:30PM

Did Bono not get the memo about Bill & Melinda's Foundation?

Ishimaru @ Jan 6th 2008 10:59PM

"We're saving it for the starvin' children of the world" Bono's a douche!

ThornedVenom @ Jan 7th 2008 12:47AM

Somebody's bound to pop out the Southpark reference about Bono. ;P

BPM64 - The Second Attack! @ Jan 7th 2008 4:00AM

[points up to Vegeta's reply]

G'night, folks!

Zsavior @ Jan 7th 2008 9:02AM

I was going to post an angry rant towards the comments about Bono, but why, each posters own words will out themselves. If that is the view many of you have of Gates and Bono, I say enjoy more mainstream TV. Oh and vote me down I don't really care, nice to see joystiq posters vote down dissenting opinions now rather than blind ignorance.

Gibbygano @ Jan 7th 2008 11:40AM

*sigh*

Jess Q. @ Jan 7th 2008 12:45PM

I just don't care about Bono. How's that? I don't care either way. I am completely neutral toward him. He's done some good stuff around the world, and his band writes the same music consistently. I have never been a U2 fan and I don't think I ever will be. But the rest of the world can knock themselves out. I take it you hear something I don't.

teenagertc @ Jan 7th 2008 8:32PM

Let it be known... Coldplay > U2

Mabui @ Jan 8th 2008 11:26AM

U2 Writes some catchy songs, I don't find them astounding or anything, but always something I can listen too. The joke is good though, the little screenshot of Bill gates jamming to his guitar in the background is pretty darn funny.

Still, not as funny as "No Peter, this is for the starving children" "I'm tasting it for the starving children.."