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If I could go a week without someone on HN using the word "fanboy" I'd be a happy man.
Yet, you seem to be okay with the folks who flag this story. What do you call people who go out of their way to flag even product announcements and posts like this? Tech enthusiasts? I'll be happy to use a less abrasive substitute.
Q: "Anything left on your bucket list?" A: "Don't die..." He has some humor too :P
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Honestly, of the two icons shown in the movie, I'd rather take Gates to dinner over Jobs. Sure, he's shown as being a conniving schemer, but at the same time much less of a reprehensible human being (PoSV was not kind in its depiction of Job's handling of his daughter).
From the IAmA: Q: "How was your relationship with Steve jobs? I always hoped that y'all were really good friends and competitors." A: "He and I respected each other. Our biggest joint project was the Mac where Microsoft had more people on the project than Apple did as we wrote a lot of applications." So Bill might be giving away some money nowadays, his character doesn't seem to have changed much, still taking credit…
Anyone know if there's any public evidence that they shared a mutual respect? If there is, I'd like to read / watch it.
Someone ask him if it is true he thinks church is a waste of time (said this in an interview in the past I think).
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From the IAmA: Q: "How was your relationship with Steve jobs? I always hoped that y'all were really good friends and competitors." A: "He and I respected each other. Our biggest joint project was the Mac where Microsoft had more people on the project than Apple did as we wrote a lot of applications." So Bill might be giving away some money nowadays, his character doesn't seem to have changed much, still taking credit…
All I have to go on is a handful of interviews, but I've never seen Steve Jobs act like anything other than a condescending douche bag towards Bill Gates and Microsoft. Anyone know if there's any public evidence that they shared a mutual respect? If there is, I'd like to read / watch it.
Video: http://allthingsd.com/video/?video_id=60C4F9FA-9AD5-4D04-8BB...
Transcript: http://allthingsd.com/20070531/d5-gates-jobs-transcript/
Why in the name of sweet Jeebus would someone flag this post on HN? http://i.imgur.com/ao8qgdG.png This is ridiculous, and proves that HN is filled with closed minded fanboys and hater zealots instead of technology lovers who otherwise have good karma. Can anyone who flagged this post tell us why they did so? If this is not moderator abuse, I don't know what is. Reminds me of the Germany jury system that had to be ab…
"Windows 7 or Windows 8? Be honest, Bill." "Higher is better." Probably the funniest part of this entire thread is the slew of comments now trying to establish an out of context quote in response to that: "Higher is better." ~ Bill Gates
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All I have to go on is a handful of interviews, but I've never seen Steve Jobs act like anything other than a condescending douche bag towards Bill Gates and Microsoft. Anyone know if there's any public evidence that they shared a mutual respect? If there is, I'd like to read / watch it.
Well, Walt Mossberg interviewed both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at D5 in 2007. The gents seemed to have fun, and they complimented each other plenty. Video: http://allthingsd.com/video/?video_id=60C4F9FA-9AD5-4D04-8BB... Transcript: http://allthingsd.com/20070531/d5-gates-jobs-transcript/
I'm going go finish the video now. I appreciate it.
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Honestly, of the two icons shown in the movie, I'd rather take Gates to dinner over Jobs. Sure, he's shown as being a conniving schemer, but at the same time much less of a reprehensible human being (PoSV was not kind in its depiction of Job's handling of his daughter).
I had dinner with Bill a few times in the 1980s. Discussions were intense. Somewhat too much of trying to prove ourselves (both our faults). I only talked once w/ Steve for a couple of minutes, in the same era. He seemed like a jerk.
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I did not know that. Do you have a source? I'm not judging Ellison at all. Bill could have done the same, but I think it's cool that he is choosing to oversee how that money is spent while he's still alive.
From a purely selfish point of view, if I was to choose one path or the other, Bill's seems more pleasant. By spending the money on charity while alive, Bill is celebrated as a benefactor while he is alive and charities (and people) worldwide will mourn his death. Larry, on the other hand, is not celebrated as a benefactor while alive, and charities will celebrate after he dies and they finally get the money.