Meeting Walt Mossberg

It is 3PM on Saturday, December 8, and my wife and I are getting ready to board the plane from Newark to Tel-Aviv to take us to our vacation. Standing right next to me is Walt Mossberg, the great technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal and his wife. I introduced myself, told him I am a big fan and we started to chat for about 15 minutes.

Walt tells me that he is on his way to deliver a speech in Tel-Aviv. I ask him about his interview of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, what must it have been like and how he was able to get the two of them in the same room and so well behaved? He talked about that special moment and said that the excitement in the room was unbelievable that many of the people in the audience had tears in their eyes.

I gave him some pointers about traveling in Israel, the four of us started to board business first while Walt and I are now discussing the iPhone. My wife (jokingly) asks us if we wish to sit together? I was just about getting ready to answer as both wives look at each other, smiled and got to override our decision.

Be back soon reporting from Israel,

Chad

p.s. the entire interview of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs is available on iTune