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It's pretty obvious that he didn't just like computers. Bill Gates was a consummate competitor. He loved competing. I agree, it doesn't matter what his motiv

• drumdance 11y ago
  Of course not. But if he was more motivated by money than technology, I doubt he would have spent four years building a company trying to sell a product that nobody wanted. (Microsoft basically had zero revenue for its first four years.) He would have been better off going into real estate, and I think he was smart enough to know that even at 19. I love computers, but I don't start companies just to say I start companies. I expect a financial return.