It's bad to nitpick, but I take issue with the quote "It's hard for anyone much younger than me to understand the fear Microsoft still inspired in 1995.": I wa

It's bad to nitpick, but I take issue with the quote "It's hard for anyone much younger than me to understand the fear Microsoft still inspired in 1995.": I was born in 1981 and I clearly remember the fear and awe Microsoft inspired in 1995 :) . There were articles about how Bill took things personally and crushed competition. I read the 1992 biography "Hard Drive" ( http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Making-Microsoft-Empire/dp/0887306292/ref=pd_sim_b_3 http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Making-Microsoft-Empire/dp/... ); Bill was kind of a role model back then (a successful and well-known technologist). Edit: See also ojbyrne's comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1596737 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1596737