Not only did he build the worlds largest technology company
With what tactics and strategies, though?
he's making a global philanthropic impact.
How would one measure the destruction Microsoft caused? The wasted time? The wasted money, the wasted lifes? I mean, if HNers can scream bloody murder about Shirley Hornstein "stealing jobs that would have gone to others" ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5135436 ), surely that should enter into this as well. If someone takes with one hand and gives with the other, you can't just count the giving. Well you can, but I can't follow. Personally, I judge people solely by how they react to a pie to the face, and Bill Gates scored quite low on that.
With what tactics and strategies, though?
he's making a global philanthropic impact.
How would one measure the destruction Microsoft caused? The wasted time? The wasted money, the wasted lifes? I mean, if HNers can scream bloody murder about Shirley Hornstein "stealing jobs that would have gone to others" ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5135436 ), surely that should enter into this as well. If someone takes with one hand and gives with the other, you can't just count the giving. Well you can, but I can't follow. Personally, I judge people solely by how they react to a pie to the face, and Bill Gates scored quite low on that.