Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Jun 2008 09:17 UTC, submitted by stonyandcher
Bill Gates - for over 30 years now he and his company shaped the technology world, for better or worse, that's up to you to decide. On June 27th, 2008, Gates will step down to spend more time on his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, while still taking on an advisory role within the biggest software company of the world. PC World listed ten of the most memorable Bill Gates moments.
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2008-02-26
I believe he deserves respect for what he has achieved. He used to be an assembly programmer and managed to fit a Basic interpreter for the 8080 in 4kb. He also invented the fat filesystem, a hack still in use nowadays, and was among the pioneers of software copyright violation, both in the giving and the receiving role.
Microsoft software wasn't always the best, yet he managed to sell better than his rivals; for so long that he became the richest man in the world and the owner of a virtual monopoly.
His less than legal methods were used by other entrepreneurs, yet he was the one to succeed.