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		thomasahle on Oct 26, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill Gates answers questions about Java during a d... > IMO Gates the businessman is just a ruthlessly competitive adversary. Well, anticompetitive adversary. > I don't even see a conflict between him then and his philanthropic activities now. He certainly seems to be pretty good at both jobs.

fnordfnordfnord on Oct 27, 2014 [–]

>Well, anticompetitive adversary.

Touche

>He certainly seems to be pretty good at both jobs.

I agree, and I am glad he gave us a likeable trait within his lifetime, unlike many of his robber-baron contemporaries and predecessors.

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