apom li apocalypse is not now. >> for the most part, life went on as normal., and ate their wheaties. >> we have spent in this country $100 billion correcting y2k. commerce secretary says it amounts to $65 per taxpayer. >> part of the reason why disasters didn't occur on y2k, because the government and corporations realized the problem and spent months in intensive preparation for that moment. >> it was a big deal, a lot of energy spent, a lot of fear. big nothing. >> good afternoon. microsoft was founded 25 years ago. and i've had the same job as ceo during that entire 25-year period. today steve is going to step up to a new role and he will be ceo of microsoft. >> by the time this trial was over, microsoft wound up settling, but microsoft was really, really chastened in the end by that long, gruelling case. >> does the government's case against microsoft have anything to do with this change in leadership? >> no, absolutely not. if anything, this change underscores what a dynamic, competitive business we have. but it's not at all related. >> bill gates had be