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Old 04-13-2009, 08:59 PM  
Supz
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Originally Posted by mynameisjim View Post
You never know, he's semi-retired from Microsoft so who knows what he can do. I actually have respect for him. Despite everyone (read Google) claiming to be the one that topples Microsoft, they have earned more and more money for over two decades. That's not just luck or one good idea, that's solid business for 20 years.

His foundation is also funding a ton of research into drugs and medicines. I saw an interview with him on Charlie Rose and was pretty impressed with the work he is doing.
They dominate. Bottom line. In the home PC, in the SMB market, and in the enterprise. I used to be a Unix sys admin. Figured who wouldnt use Unix. Now I do consulting. No one uses it. Microsoft is everywhere. Right now they are pushing virtualization heavy.
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