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Re:“I am literally losing sleep” over Java (1996) by 300bps on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:52AM (#29823507)
The 90s Java hype must really have been otherworldly to make him panic this much.

I think it is a certain personality type that has more than $50 million* in assets and still has this level of competitive edge.

I think most people have a number that would drive them to relax a bit and just do whatever they wanted. I think for some people whatever they want though is to engage in cutthroat competition.

* arbitrary number likely different for everyone

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Re:“I am literally losing sleep” over Java (1996) by beaconstudios on Thursday January 06, 2022 @09:28AM (#29823901)
if anything, Gates-era Microsoft was known for being anti-competitive. What the very-wealthy want, I think, is power and control, and for the number to go up to stroke their egos.
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