Paul Allen Rips Bill Gates In Autobiography

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @04:48PM from the your-mother-dresses-you-funny dept.

itwbennett writes "Bill Gates was guilty of 'mercenary opportunism' when he schemed with Steve Ballmer to dilute Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's equity in the company while Allen was recovering from Hodgkin's disease, according to Allen. In his upcoming autobiography, 'Idea Man,' which is excerpted in Vanity Fair, Allen paints a portrait of Gates as brilliant, focused, driven ... and ruthless. According to Allen, Gates in the early days twice sought larger equity in the company on the grounds that he 'did more.' Allen says he acquiesced each time, both because he understood his partner's reasoning and to avoid major conflict."

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Does it surprise anyone... by Frosty+Piss · 2011-03-30 16:50 · Score: 5, Insightful

...That Gates and Ballmer are scheming cut-throats?

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1. Re:Does it surprise anyone... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-30 17:47 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Paul Allen has $13 billion. Please excuse me if I find it difficult to feel sorry for him.
That's how you sell an autobiography by MrEricSir · 2011-03-30 16:51 · Score: 5, Insightful

Saying nice things about people never sold anything. If he said nice things about Gates, would the book even be on Slashdot?
If you want your autobiographical book, newspaper, magazine, etc. to sell, you have to be at least a little mean.

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