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>It's a very different Gates from the philanthrope we see today, but back in the 90ties he was a bit of a dick. IMO Gates the businessman is just a ruthlessly
by fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
>It's a very different Gates from the philanthrope we see today, but back in the 90ties he was a bit of a dick.
IMO Gates the businessman is just a ruthlessly competitive adversary. I don't even see a conflict between him then and his philanthropic activities now.
It was also covered pretty well at Groklaw http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2005010107100653 http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2005010107...
- thomasahle 12y ago> IMO Gates the businessman is just a ruthlessly competitive adversary. Well, anticompetitive adversary. > I don't even see a conflict between him then and his philanthropic activities now. He certainly seems to be pretty good at both jobs.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y ago>Well, anticompetitive adversary. Touche >He certainly seems to be pretty good at both jobs. I agree, and I am glad he gave us a likeable trait within his lifetime, unlike many of his robber-baron contemporaries and predecessors.