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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Re:Does it surprise anyone... by Curunir_wolf · 2011-03-31 01:47 · Score: -1, Troll

Really, does anyone get to where Bill Gates is right now without screwing a couple people in the process?
Well, sure it is. Take George Soros, for example. He only profited from institutionalized genocide - he didn't participate in it at all!

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