Jobs versus Gates Who's the Star?
Previously, I have posted about my admiration for Steve Jobs, and for my dismissal of everything that Bill Gates does in the business world. Gates copied windows from the Mac guys back in the early 80's, and of course, made just a few changes to escape the legal challenge mounted by Apple way back then. Apple never had a chance after losing the court case (because Microsoft had already infiltrated most PC manufacturers with their Operating System (pre-windows), and so, Microsoft was off to rapid domination of what it takes for a computer to work. Also, Netscape was way ahead in the internet browser race in the mid 90's, only to be crushed by Microsoft who had to play catch up once again by copying and basically modifying all that Netscape first delivered. Now, there is news that Microsoft is going to develop a rival to the IPOD. I have a hard time believing that Gates will prevail in this instance. However, in his personal life, Bill Gates has always been a philanthropist, and as this article points out, Bill Gates leaves Steve Jobs in the dust on this side of the equation. Thanks again to Mike Petruna for this interesting perspective and link above.
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