> He is the richest man in history.
Small nitpick, adjusted for inflation, no he isn't, not even close. Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Vanderbilt were all much richer. Also, it needs to be said that these were the richest Americans, not necessarily richest ever worldwide.
Nitpick accepted. Thanks.
> then went on to give away enough to charity to become the greatest philanthropist in history
He is the richest man in history.
Exactly. If you're a multi-billionaire it's very easy to be a philanthropist. Now instead be somebody making say $30k a year with a net worth of say $10k, and if that person is a philanthropist, I'm much more impressed by that person's character.
Would have jobs with or without Gates
> make PCs affordable for small businesses and common people
Like I said before, Jobs and Wozniak did that, Jack Tramiel did that (even better than J&W).
> then went on to give away enough to charity to become the greatest philanthropist in history
He is the richest man in history.
> the people who vilify him worship Steve Jobs
False dichotomy alert! Not the case here. Jobs is flawed too.
> done most of the things that have inspired such loathing when Microsoft did them
Until now Apple is not guilty of monopoly abuse. Nothing even close to what Comes vs. Microsoft shows.
> how evil Microsoft is on your Macbook Pro
I use a Dell running Linux. At home I use an Acer. Running Linux too.