Originally posted by: ricarleite
Bill Gates is usually wrong about future tendencies and market decisions - anyone remember how he ridiculously thought the Internet would fade away and people would use the infamous Microsoft Network? The only reason Bill Gates is where he is, is thanks to IBM's picking Microsoft up at the right moment - out of luck - and stupid media frenzy about the man.
Bill Gates is usually wrong about future tendencies and market decisions - anyone remember how he ridiculously thought the Internet would fade away and people would use the infamous Microsoft Network? The only reason Bill Gates is where he is, is thanks to IBM's picking Microsoft up at the right moment - out of luck - and stupid media frenzy about the man.
Let's not forget a government-enforced patent on a programming language (which should be a very weak patent at best in my opinion). (Not that I have anything against patents, but I think they're far too prolific and powerful right now. In general, everyone is in danger of being sued by everyone else these days and competitive freedom is certainly dwindling as a result.)
Otherwise, Bill Gates is a smart guy and I don't criticize him for his success, but I'd rather not use their products if I were given the choice. Their one-size-fits-all approach and their arrogance in thinking they KNOW what everybody wants really turns me off.