Keith Whaley wrote:
"Ryan K. Brooks" wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/11/2003 2:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not quite, because Bill Gates is the ultimate rip-off artist. And M$ is re-known for getting away with it.
IIRC the guy that "invented" Dos got a minimal flat fee from Gates and never saw any other profit.
Access is a rip-off of Paradox; Excel is a rip-off of Lotus; the list goes on and on.
Actually, I know that guy personally. And he did just fine, IMHO.
Which guy? The one that invented the d.o.s., or Bill Gates?
Tim Paterson.
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