Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 10:55 PM, Martin Howard wrote: > Kit McChesney wrote: > >> Even if you don't like Bill Gates, I think it would be a far >> stretch to say that a cupcake could run Microsoft, or run Ebay. Good >> lord, >> man, give people credit for the considerable intelligence they have! > > Hmm... I'd give Bill Gates credit for enterpreneurial spirit; I'd give > him credit for an unfailing competititve spirit; I'd even give him > credit for innovative (although highly questionable) business practices > and software licencing contracts; but "considerable intelligence"...? > Nah... don't think so. ;) I'd give him credit for being born into the right family. Mommy's board connections and being one of the few going to computer camps in the '60s may have helped him more than all the intelligence in the world. > M. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html