Gates didn't steal anything. In fact, when IBM came to Microsoft to talk about licensing their programming languages for the PC, it was IBM who wanted a packag

Gates didn't steal anything. In fact, when IBM came to Microsoft to talk about licensing their programming languages for the PC, it was IBM who wanted a packaged deal i.e. get the OS from Microsoft as well. And it was Gates who told IBM reps to go talk to Kildall. Only when Kildall apparently blew them off Gates took a great risk by promising to deliver an OS as well. And he did it by buying an existing product to use as a base and evolving it. It's all well document from both Microsoft people and IBM people.