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Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

Subject: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
From: "Jim Coffey" <jlc@bocus.uchicago.org>
Date: 1999/07/05
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, comp.sys.mac.misc
Organization: Ivory Tower,Inc
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David wrote in message <377a7914@news1.jps.net>...
>Neither is a nice
>person, but in my opinion, based on what I have read and observed over the
>years, Gates is little more than a crook, and at least Jobs has a streak of
>genius in him.
>
Wait a minute - Gates took a chance on SCW's product, sold it to IBM (and
later bought SCW), and profitted when his bet paid off, yet he is little
more tah a crook?

Jobs took a chance on Xerox's product, sold it to the world, and profitted
when his bet paid off, and he has a streak of genius?

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