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Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.
by ziweb 16y ago
Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.
- CapitalistCartr 16y agoBill can be a hero because the stranglehold Microsoft had on computer development is gone with the advent of the Web as the platform. No one is afraid of the big bad MS any more.
- DrJokepu 16y agoHow? I mean, could you elaborate that idea please? I don't see how Mr. Jobs being unpopular in some circles would imply that Mr. Gates became popular.
- jbooth 16y agoEveryone loves character arcs and comeback stories. Creating new villains means there's room for the old villain to be rehabilitated. Even if neither of them have changed a lot as people over the last 10 years, the media perception becomes the reality.
- pedalpete 16y agoI agree with you Doc, this isn't a zero sum game. However, as Jobs is so closely tied to the recent success of Apple, and Gates is still seen as Microsoft even though he hasn't been an employee for many years.
- mtts 16y agoHe's still an employee, but he's no longer the CEO.
- Keyframe 16y agoBill Gates = { it celebrity, celebrity, rich, geek god, arch rivalry 'Mac vs PC', extreme public philanthropy, ...} Steve Jobs = { it celebrity, celebrity, rich, geek god, arch rivalry 'Mac vs PC', ...} Intersection = Bill Gates ∩ Steve Jobs = { it celebrity, celebrity, rich, geek god, arch rivalry 'Mac vs PC' } Difference = { extreme public philanthropy } So this difference goes hand in hand with arch rivalry 'Mac vs PC'. aka 'My penis is bigger than yours' to everyone but the subjects themselves.
- rbanffy 16y agoFor some extremely narrow definitions of "geek god", that is...
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