My rebuttal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#IBM_dealings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#IBM_dealings Short version, for those unfamiliar

My rebuttal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#IBM_dealings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall#IBM_dealings Short version, for those unfamiliar with the story: IBM approaches Digital Research to license CP/M, Digital Research refuses to sign a fairly standard NDA, IBM licenses DOS from Microsoft instead, Bill Gates now richest man in the world.