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News Microsoft co-founder says Gates was a 'bully'

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  1. arcticstoat

    arcticstoat Minimodder

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  2. BRAWL

    BRAWL Dead and buried.

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    What do I make of it...

    Allen QQ'ing his heart out? Get a grip... Bill Gates was the dude who made Microsoft of course he was gonna' be a douche. You just confirmed it nicely.
     
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  3. SpAceman

    SpAceman What's a Dremel?

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    Nice guys finish last. You don't run a successful business by keeping everyone happy. Imagine if AMD and NVidia were best friends?
     
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  4. mpr

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    Our wallets would be empty and we'd be stuck on console gen cards...
     
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  5. niro

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    i dnt see what the problem here is? IF Gates had just chucked him out and left him with nothing then yea man has something to gripe about, but $13 billion fortune from work Microsoft?? seriously I would just let everything go and enjoy life.
     
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  6. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    I bet the $13b fortune makes all the bullying easier to bear though
     
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    liratheal Sharing is Caring

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    If he'd been let penniless and unable to afford the treatment for his cancer, I'd care, but as it stands. I don't.

    He's still rich as ****, and although Gates was probably more ruthless than most people imagine, it's probably still not fair to call him a "bully".
     
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  8. Faunus

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    Bullied by an 8 stone weakling like Gates, daaammnnn, you deserve it pal!
     
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  9. Baz

    Baz I work for Corsair

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    Not all intimidation is physical.
     
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  10. Bauul

    Bauul Sir Bongaminge

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    The best business people are often boarderline bullies. You don't become the world's richest man through hugs and kisses.
     
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  11. Jake123456

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    He paid someone so he can bully him, awesome guy...
     
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  12. Faunus

    Faunus What's a Dremel?

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    I know this. I bully our Windows sysadmins all the time :waah:
     
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  13. Snips

    Snips I can do dat, giz a job

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    They both got found out for doing exactly that a year or two ago. Some inside managers from both companies were holding off releases so the other could gain sales until the other released a better card.

    Funny how some forget that.

    Anyway, back on topic. That's why he's giving billions away to charity. Buying his way into heaven, since he raised hell making it all.
     
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  14. SMIFFYDUDE

    SMIFFYDUDE Supermodders on my D

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    Don't we already know this? Anyway the thought of being bullied by the ultimate nerd is kinda funny.
     
    SMIFFYDUDE, 31 Mar 2011
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  15. general22

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    This seems pretty typical for the release of a book that is biographical in nature. Write controversial material so they sell more copies. That is all there is to this story.
     
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    I'm surprised the $13 billion deal for him to leave didn't include some type of clause preventing Allen from writing this.
     
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  17. law99

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    Boo hoo. Rolling in money boy so sad! :)
     
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  18. EvoDOOM

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    So sad he only left with $13 billion
     
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    Greetings!
    That would be some 10B extra.
     
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    I don't think he's reliant on this book being a commercial success in order to enjoy retirement.
     
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