What happens when a culture is driven by the need for money to make more money

Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by e40 on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @03:36PM (#10549091)

It's pretty obvious that he didn't just like computers. Bill Gates was a consummate competitor. He loved competing.

I agree, it doesn't matter what his motivation was, but he wasn't solely motivated by "computers".

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Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by drumdance on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @06:16PM (#10550095)

Of course not. But if he was more motivated by money than technology, I doubt he would have spent four years building a company trying to sell a product that nobody wanted. (Microsoft basically had zero revenue for its first four years.) He would have been better off going into real estate, and I think he was smart enough to know that even at 19.

I love computers, but I don't start companies just to say I start companies. I expect a financial return.

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