Also, it seems unlike Jobs to be reading algorithm books or to claim so - he was not interested in writing software. Jobs would involve himself in the user-faci

Also, it seems unlike Jobs to be reading algorithm books or to claim so - he was not interested in writing software. Jobs would involve himself in the user-facing functions of software. Whereas I recall Gates claimed to have read them, or at least some of the volumes, and found them mind-expanding. Gates wrote a fair amount of software himself early on and later would still challenge people on very technical points.