Bill Gates

What are people saying?

1. Steve Olson said on June 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

   Loren,

   I’ve never understood all the Gates bashers. This guy did one of the most amazing things in history. He made the PC ubiquitous.

   His successes have changed my life in ways I can’t thank him enough for.

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2. Vinny said on June 27th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

   His successes came on the trampled corpses of a lot of smaller companies whose innovations he borrowed. He was a stubborn prick, a ruthless guy, and single-handedly presided over the most stagnant period in computer software as he shoveled version after version of Office and Windows onto an industry that was locked into anti-competitive agreements to sell his crap.

   As a charitable person, he’s unmatched. As a business man, you’d be hardpressed to find a bigger asshole.

   Legendary? No doubt.

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3. Mr. Saturday Night Special said on June 27th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

   1938Media.Com Rocks the Fuck Out of the Internet~

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4. golfgirl said on June 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

   Yes, totally. Big balls, mine de rien. That’s always impressive.

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5. Mark Rose said on June 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

   He was voracious, unrelenting, always totally on message - he eclipses JP Morgan, Carnegie, all other tycoon / philanthropists and he’s still got a long way to go. A lot of credit goes to his wife - his life changed, became larger, more focused after her. They really are a duo now.

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6. Vince Williams said on June 27th, 2008 at 11:54 pm

   Yeah, he eclipses JP Morgan, Carnegie, and all other tycoon/philanthropists in mendacity and untrammeled greed– the triumph of the nebbish.

   You can’t buy your way into rock ‘n’ roll heaven, and anyone who spends $50 million on a house is a gluttonous fool.

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7. Ranked Hard said on June 28th, 2008 at 1:29 am

   “I’ve never understood all the Gates bashers. This guy did one of the most amazing things in history. He made the PC ubiquitous.”

   I think the crux of the Bill Gates bashers’ argument is this: All Gates did was take everything from an infrastructure that Steve Jobs built from Xerox and realize he could make a ton of money by selling it to IBM.

   Watch the film Pirates of Silicon Valley or read the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer.

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8. Paul said on June 28th, 2008 at 10:40 am

   “Just went out and did it”

   Fascinating analysis. You’re really adding a lot to the conversation.

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9. Some Guy said on June 28th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

   Pirates of Silicon Valley Can be Viewed Here

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10. Prokofy Neva said on June 28th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    You know, it takes big balls to admit it about Gates’ big balls.

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11. Edoardo Piccolotto said on June 30th, 2008 at 5:57 am

    Bill Gates is really an Idol… the problem is thinking on who is going to drive Microsoft… will be good to keep the giant standing?

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