In A Lighter Mood: BBC Mistakenly Interviewed Cab Driver Instead of IT-Expert
Sometimes, destiny tosses us to a corner where without any forethought we have to improvise. That's when adrenaline comes into action. This was the case of a Congolese cab driver-Mr Guy Goma, resident in Britain. He just found himself in somebody else's seat -Mr Guy Kewney-An Information Technology expert who was actually the person to be interviewed, was suppose to answer basic questions about the legal battle between the Beatles' Apple Corps and Apple Computer over the use of an apple symbol; on the BBC that time.
Watch the video above. This incidence happened last year. Read the transcript of the interview below:
Transcript of Interview
Karen Bowerman: Guy Kewney is editor of the technology website Newswireless.
KB: Hello, good morning to you.
Mr Goma: Good morning.
KB: Were you surprised by this verdict today.
Mr Goma: I am very surprised to see... this verdict to come on me because I was not expecting that. When I came they told me somehting else and I am coming. So a big surprise anyway.
KB: A big surprise, yeah, yes.
Mr Goma: Exactly.
KB: With regards to the costs involved do you think now more people will be downloading online?
Mr Goma: Actually If you can walk everywhere you are going to see a lot of people downloading the internet and the website and everything they want. But I think eh It is much better for development and eh to inform people what they want and to get the easy way and so faster if they are looking for.
KB: It does really seem the way the music industry's progressing now that people want to go onto the website and download music.
Mr Goma: Exactly you can go everywhere on the cyber cafe and you can take, you can go easy. It is going to be an easy way for everyone to get something to the internet
KB: Thank you. Thanks very much indeed.
(culled from MAIL ONLINE)
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