Bill Gates, Hero

#1

Post by GlennKelman » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 3:29 PM UTC

It's hard to believe we once saw Bill Gates as the pie-splattered villain and others as the idealists.

Bill Gates, Hero
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Re: Bill Gates, Hero

#2

Post by pstuart » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:03 PM UTC

My understanding is that it should be: Melinda Gates, Hero.

When she connected the plight of many of the world's children to that of their own he got it.

Re: Bill Gates, Hero

#3

Post by ziweb » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:09 PM UTC

Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.

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#4

Post by edkennedy » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:10 PM UTC

I think he's villanized because of his main product, Windows. It suffers from the same plight Bill himself suffers as mentioned in the article. Awkwardness.

Re: Bill Gates, Hero

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Post by CapitalistCartr » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:11 PM UTC

ziweb wrote: post #3

Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.

Bill can be a hero because the stranglehold Microsoft had on computer development is gone with the advent of the Web as the platform. No one is afraid of the big bad MS any more.

Re: Bill Gates, Hero

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Post by DrJokepu » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:11 PM UTC

ziweb wrote: post #3

Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.

How? I mean, could you elaborate that idea please? I don't see how Mr. Jobs being unpopular in some circles would imply that Mr. Gates became popular.

Re: Bill Gates, Hero

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Post by jbooth » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:17 PM UTC

DrJokepu wrote: post #6

ziweb wrote: post #3

Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.

How? I mean, could you elaborate that idea please? I don't see how Mr. Jobs being unpopular in some circles would imply that Mr. Gates became popular.

Everyone loves character arcs and comeback stories.

Creating new villains means there's room for the old villain to be rehabilitated. Even if neither of them have changed a lot as people over the last 10 years, the media perception becomes the reality.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:18 PM UTC

ziweb wrote: post #3

Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.

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Re: Bill Gates, Hero

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Post by pedalpete » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 4:18 PM UTC

DrJokepu wrote: post #6

ziweb wrote: post #3

Bill Gates is the new hero because Steve Jobs is the new villain.

How? I mean, could you elaborate that idea please? I don't see how Mr. Jobs being unpopular in some circles would imply that Mr. Gates became popular.

I agree with you Doc, this isn't a zero sum game.

However, as Jobs is so closely tied to the recent success of Apple, and Gates is still seen as Microsoft even though he hasn't been an employee for many years.