Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has thrown a barb in the direction of tablets like Apple's iPad, claiming users are frustrated by the lack of 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."
Gates also went on to talk about Apple's recent stock woes and the predictions the company's years of incredible growth be coming to an end, as Microsoft itself experienced.
He added: "With tech companies, whoever is the leader is always questioned. They say 'is this the end of them?' and there's more times people think that's the case than it actually is the case."
Via Business Insider
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