http://gma.yahoo.com/control-alt-delete-gates-says-command-mistake-171705755--abc-news-topstories.html
According to a 2010 article in the Indianapolis Star<http://www.gannettonline.com/e/trends/18001162.html>, the original idea was to create a way to restart the computer. He chose those keys because he didn't want people to mistakenly hit the keys and on that original IBM keyboard the Delete key was on the other side and, thus, required two hands. Bradley said he didn't think it would become a "cultural icon," and then taking a shot at Gates and Windows' all-too-well-known issues, he said, "I might have invented it, but I think Bill made it famous."
