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Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by tjic on Friday April 17, 2009 @04:02PM (#567532)
> Turns out Bill and childhood buddy Paul Allen had startup ideas well before Microsoft. The pair came up with something they called "Traf-O-Data."

I dislike the use of "turns out" here, as if new data is being revealed. I read a biography of Gates back when I was in college (maybe around 1990), and I know that Traf-O-Data was mentioned there.

Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by tptacek on Friday April 17, 2009 @03:31PM (#567480)
The bigger news to me in this story is that Bill Gates' nickname is "Trey".
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by philwelch on Friday April 17, 2009 @04:12PM (#567558)
Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates III (which sounds old-money and is). "Trey" is a common nickname for children who are III.
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by req2 on Friday April 17, 2009 @04:12PM (#567559)
I like how the related articles at the bottom all have pictures of Gateses with hands flung up in the air. (Granted, there are only two distinct pictures, but...)
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by hboon on Friday April 17, 2009 @03:40PM (#567489)
I wish they stop showing that photo for articles/news about Bill Gates. It's not very flattering :)
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by knightinblue on Saturday April 18, 2009 @11:55AM (#568415)
I think that's kinda the point. It's not supposed to be a flattering article about Bill.
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by quoderat on Friday April 17, 2009 @03:26PM (#567472)
He seemed to treat the DOJ the same way, except in that case, his mommy was named "Ballmer."

People's personalities do change over the years more than science credits, I think. I know mine certainly did.

Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by padmanabhan01 on Friday April 17, 2009 @03:50PM (#567509)
Okay he cried. So what?
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by param on Friday April 17, 2009 @04:10PM (#567552)
didn't even cry. RTFA, and you see its a useless exaggeration.
Re:Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mom... by knightinblue on Saturday April 18, 2009 @11:54AM (#568413)
It should have said 'cried OUT' instead of cried.