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Originally Posted by Guest
Well, this is kinda rambling. But I wanted to point out that there's a major difference between someone that produces, from someone that simply leeches. #1 Bill Gates created an empire. There's no way anyone can say he didn't build Microsoft. His wealth derives from what he created and grew into a mega corporation. Alternatively, the typical corporate executive is part of a clique of wealthy executive bigwigs. They did little more than bounce around in board rooms and executive tete-e-tetes.
And, trickle-down is a pipe dream.
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I see Gates and Jobs as a high tech version [visionary?] of the Gillette trick. "We'll give you the razor but you have to buy the blades from us." That's the profit.
Jobs gave you the software and overcharged you for the PC. Gates let someone else give you the PC and charged for the software to make it work. Just imagine if the guy who built the mouse trap gave it away but owned the rights to cheese.
I think the wealthiest person or family in the world deserves to be the Fleming family. At least for now. That's another problem that your kids will need to figure out to survive.