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In 100 years neither will be remembered. For multiple reasons.

The next big thing, and more significant technological development, will inevitably come around which will make Jobs and Gates "achievements" insignificant in the big scheme of things. Both will be a curious historical footnote if anything.

Malaria affects 225 million people each year and kills 800,000 (mostly children) every year.

The first ever effective malaria vaccine has just been announced. The vaccine research was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation because virtually every other medical research team has considered this an impossible acheivement.

Eliminating malaria will rate as an achievement on par with the development as the printing press.

JD Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie are still immensely influential long after they died because of their charitable contributions. Bill Gates will be too.

Jobs will (at best) be remembered a a self-centred arsehole who sold overpriced consumer junk to the gullible. Steve Jobs - the PT Barnum of the early 21st century.

You know, you could at least pay him as much respect as to spell his name correctly. And no, he didn't 'co-autor' C. He comes second on the cover of K&R C yet he developed it by himself. He was wise enough to listen to other people's good ideas, that's it.

Edited 2011-10-22 15:06 UTC