Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford

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Like him or hate him..: If you look around, he has had quite an impact on the computer world as we know it..

For those of you that blow the legality/monopoy horn, he also showed how staying in the gray, and sometimes red lines can be a quite profitable business venture.

Whine all you want, he has the cash.; Posted by: supercharlie Posted on: 06/25/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Deservedly so. He is a modern day Henry Ford Prognosticator | 06/25/08

The parallel is perfect frgough | 06/25/08

RE: Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford pdog | 06/25/08

Carnegie may be a better comparison willkoky | 06/25/08

Friends, Microsoft fans, country men.... Mike Cox | 06/25/08

8.9!!!! TtfnJohn | 06/27/08

Vomit mlindl | 06/25/08

Henry Ford broke the law GuidingLight | 06/25/08

Bite your tongue! Roger Ramjet | 06/25/08

Then here is a question GuidingLight | 06/25/08

Here we go again frgough | 06/25/08

many Apple products suck too markbn | 06/25/08

??? Windows Defender | 06/25/08

Eli Whitney invented the assembly line John L. Ries | 06/26/08

Yes, Bill Gates has had a remarkable career P. Douglas | 06/25/08

What did Gates do? BALTHOR | 06/25/08

So Much Jealousy and Ignorance! Papa_papa | 06/25/08

huh? AnnDroid1 | 06/28/08

Steve's Gonna Mess It ALL Up itanalyst2@... | 06/25/08

No comment. I might get deleted. Arm A. Geddon | 06/25/08

More like a modern day Blackbeard Ole Man | 06/25/08

Thanks for linking the page of YOUR biography markbn | 06/25/08

IMHO Gates Is a Modern Day Robber Baron... BanjoPaterson | 06/25/08

Like him or hate him.. supercharlie | 06/25/08

Like him or hate him.. BanjoPaterson | 06/25/08

At the end of the day... supercharlie | 06/26/08

Neither Ford nor Edison John L. Ries | 06/26/08

RE: Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford godanil162 | 06/27/08

Is the Henry Ford comparison more apt than we think? TtfnJohn | 06/27/08

RE: Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford AnnDroid1 | 06/28/08

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