Bill Gates says he's a gamer now, calls them 'a terrific metaphor for human connection'

Bill Gates has written a new blogpost about a "terrific" novel by Gabrielle Zevin called Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Titled "This novel about video games felt personal to me," Gates discusses the book's plot, some of his own personal gaming history, and uses this lens to muse about his relationships with key Microsoft players.

"I never thought I’d relate to a book about gaming, but I loved Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow," writes Gates. "Am I a gamer? For a long time, I would...