Bill Gates on The Daily Show: 'I am a very loyal Microsoft user'

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates appeared on The Daily Show Monday night, and this time he actually hung around after the interview concluded. Jon Stewart started the interview by noting Gates' recent adoption of Twitter -- asking whether the software billionaire can simply think words and have them appear on computer screens.

Gates appeared relaxed during the comedy show, spending much of the interview talking about the philanthropic work of his foundation. Stewart did sneak in one iPhone joke, which Gates handled with aplomb.

Stewart: "Do you feel unburdened now, not having to deal with Microsoft? Now you can have an iPhone, I mean all of the things that you could never do before. Don't you think?"

To which Gates replied: "I am a very loyal Microsoft user." (Earlier in the show, Stewart also made a hilarious reference to the Zune. That bit starts at 3:05).

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