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Who is Your Hero, Gates or Jobs?

Posted by Zonk on from the i-pick-albert-einstein dept.

feranick writes "Wired and Ars Technica are both running articles comparing Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, not for their business/technological achievements but for their humanitarian involvement. I am curious to see what you are thinking about the issue. What is more important, be a showmen technologist like Jobs or an humanitarian missionaire like Gates? And even more important: Is it important that donations from rich billionaires be public or should they remain private?"

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  1. Late but here's my 2c by BozoForPresident · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gee. There's a box that's really hard to think outside of. In this category, my software hero would have to be DVDJon.

  2. None of the Above by Scarletdown · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would have to say neither. My selections would be:

    Ada Byron and Grace Hopper

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  3. They're both complete bastards. by wcrowe · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Want to talk about someone changing the world? How about Tim Berners-Lee?

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