Next generation of computer geniuses vie for Microsoft prize
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Bill Gates is usually the one talking about the future of computing, but on Wednesday, college students from around the world got a chance to show the Microsoft chairman some of their own concepts and prototypes.
Naturally, under the circumstances, none of the projects used the Linux operating system or ran on an Apple Mac. But they all sought to apply Windows and other Microsoft technologies to an issue of major global significance -- improving health care.
The seven projects, on display Wednesday at Microsoft's Redmond campus, are finalists in the software design segment of the company's annual Imagine Cup competition. Gates won't have an official say in which wins the $25,000 first prize in August, but he spoke highly of several he saw.