Pirates of Silicon valley
I just watched the movie "pirates of silicon valley". A lovely movie that traced steve jobs and bill gates's history. and it did portray steve in the better light, with bill gates literally being portrayed as the big brother.
Bill was a genius. everyone forgets that.. even if he had passed some else's software as his own, he saw to it that it worked the way it has to. But steve was an artist. and great artists steal.
no one ever sees Bill as a philanthropist. or atleast very rarely. He spends his fortune on good causes with the same fervor he spends acquiring it. what abt steve? I havent heard much of his philanthropic nature, nor heard him speak a word for nature (except ofcourse the Apple)
Maybe Steve gets the adulation for all the stuff he pioneered, but thats just half the cake. In this world, everyone sees only the cream of the cake, and never below it. To be frank, his credits are also based on stolen stuff. stolen from Xerox. and he has no right to accuse Bill of theft.
a very beautiful link i found that says more abt this is here. It gives an almost unbiased description of bill vs steve. read and ensoi
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