In today's daily news podcast, we offer a Q&A with Bill Gates expounding on the future of Office as well as his promise for the future of IE, our analysis of the future of Microsoft Office, and a report suggesting that the wait for Vista will slow PC sales this year. Also, a judge rules Google doesn't have to turn over search queries, Kinderstart sues Google over its lower page ranking, Google Earth catches on in the business world, CIOs bemoan Sarbanes-Oxley's "big impact, little benefit," and Dell will add 10,000 workers in India. The Editor's Note offers some suggestions for dealing with the most critical IT problem facing the country today: securing data.

Patricia Keefe is your host.

Background music: "On The River," courtesy Digital Riffs Music under Creative Commons License