He said they’re talked about what they’d learned and about families.

He said the conversation wasn’t melancholy, but it clearly is an emotional memory for Gates.

And so phenomenal products came out of it."

There was more about Jobs.

“He knew about brand – in a very positive sense.

He had an intuitive sense for marketing that was amazing,” Gates added.

Often, Gates has been critical of the iPad, for example.

Last week,he suggested that iPad users were frustratedand really wanted a Surface.

But this interview appeared more personal than corporate.

So Gates, perhaps, gave more intimate answers to some of the questions posed.

The evidence of Jobs' brilliance is clear.

Gates has rarely shown weakness in public.

The touch of emotion he showed here was, perhaps, for a man and a time gone by.