Roach

Steve Jobs had some very harsh things to say about Bill Gates in the just-published biography of him. In an interview yesterday, Gates responded quite kindly to that criticism, but also took credit for helping Steve Jobs invent the Mac.

In the biography, Jobs called Gates "unimaginative," "fundamentally odd" and "weirdly flawed as a human being." He also said, "He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger."

Yesterday, in an interview on ABC's "This Week," Christiane Amanpour asked Gates about that criticism. Gates didn't rise to the bait, saying complimentary things about Jobs and saying that because Apple was in financial trouble in various times, it was no surprise that Jobs would lash out at him.

When Amanpour asked what he felt about the criticism, Gates started off his answer this way:

"Well, Steve and I worked together, creating the Mac. We [Microsoft] had more people on it, did the key software for it."

One can only imagine Jobs' reaction to the claim that the "unimaginative," "fundamentally odd" and "weirdly flawed" Gates was a co-creator of one of Jobs' greatest accomplishments. Needless to say, he would not be pleased.

Gates then expanded on his answer:

"So, over the course of the 30 years we worked together, you know, he said a lot of very nice things about me and he said a lot of tough things. I mean, he faced several times at Apple the fact that their products were so premium priced they literally might not stay in the marketplace. So, the fact that we were succeeding with high-volume products, including a range of prices, because of the way we worked with multiple companies, its tough.

"At various times, he felt beleaguered. He felt like he was the good guy and we were the bad guys. You know, very understandable. I respect Steve, we got to work together. We spurred each other on, even as competitors. None of that bothers me at all."

Gates's demeanor during the interview was his usual public one, bland and mild-mannered. But the fact that he takes partial credit for the creation of the Mac, and that he pointedly notes that Apple was under the threat of going under because of a possibly fundamentally flawed business plan at one point (targeting only the high end), shows that his competitive streak is still there, no matter how bland he may seem.

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SageTree

spaketh the Prophet Gates...

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Sir-Ex

Nerd gossip everyone!

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Smile

Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

Roach

Like I said before, Jobs was just a good/shrewd businessman. He really didn't know either hardware or software. So to call him a nerd would be a stretch.

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Waves

Hes more than just shrewd. Hes cunning and ruthless. Hes a complete asshole.

People just love worshiping celebrities, especially when they die "before their time."

Its as simple as that. He wasnt some profound person. He was just some asshole who was more of an asshole than other assholes which led to him being the king of the assholes.

Bill Gates, now there is a shining example of everything that humanity should be about. Never heard any asshole stories about him. He donates tons of cash to charity every year. His software isnt overpriced and shitty. When his company is being investigated for being a monopoly he goes "alright guys, i'll just break up the business, no worries!" Even when hes bad-mouthing his business nemesis like he is here he sounds like a standup guy.

I would suck Bill Gates' dick so hard. He is one celebrity actually deserving of the praise he gets.

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Roach

couldn't have said it better.

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Dhomnley

All true except Gates fought the monopoly charges like Rocky.

Terry

You are so fucking ignorant it defies belief sometimes.

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Home Wrecker

Just because Bill Gates has done some good things lately doesn't mean we need to go back and retroactively sugarcoat the negative things he did.

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Being

do i need to post the page with all of the patents on Job's name on them? Over 100? C'mon guys, i understand you hate apple. Jobs was still a genius whether he was at apple or not.

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Mulch

fatwife.