Will Steve Jobs every overtake Bill Gates?

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Oct 13, 2009 | 08:17 AM

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The Gasman

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I'd have to disagree. The innovator is important, but the marketer is equally important. If Gates didn't get the product out to create a marketplace then the ideas could have been stillborn.

Oct 13, 2009 | 08:49 AM

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timrocks311

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Originally Posted by s2000raj,Oct 13 2009, 11:13 AM

Won't happen. Could possibly happen, but Jobs's days are numbered.

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:02 AM

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Yep, only if he lives that long and I doubt it.

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by s2000raj,Oct 13 2009, 11:17 AM

I'd have to disagree. The innovator is important, but the marketer is equally important. If Gates didn't get the product out to create a marketplace then the ideas could have been stillborn.

It takes 2 to tango

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:09 AM

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Hahah Barry what other forum are you going to post this on?
I think everyone agrees it won't happen

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:12 AM

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WTF could you do with another 45 billion that you couldn't do with 5 billion...besides buy countries?

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CHRIS_HONDA,Oct 13 2009, 09:12 AM

WTF could you do with another 45 billion that you couldn't do with 5 billion...besides buy countries?

That's a lot more blow.

Triumph, I can think of one person that doesn't agree.

Oct 13, 2009 | 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by s2000raj,Oct 13 2009, 12:17 PM

I'd have to disagree. The innovator is important, but the marketer is equally important. If Gates didn't get the product out to create a marketplace then the ideas could have been stillborn.

Fwiw, Gates didn't invent any markets, he just exploited them best. Just goes to show you that being the first in a market doesn't necessarily mean you'll dominate it.