Microsoft's Bill Gates talks tech, Web in South Korea

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates left shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak right  during their meeting in the presidential Blue House in Seoul Tuesday May 6 2008.  Gates and Lee held talks Tuesday discussing information technology for  ...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left, shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, during their meeting in the presidential Blue House in Seoul Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Gates and Lee held talks Tuesday, discussing information technology for vehicles and games and the future of the Internet. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, traveling through Asia, met Tuesday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and championed his vision of the future of high tech and the Internet.


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