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The guy started learning to program when he was 13 and had already written a lot of software and done a lot before Ms dos
I tried to look up the IBM claim but couldn't find anything.
But, what has that got to do with exploitation?
Or are you trying to argue he exploited IBM....
It's right on her Wiki under "career"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Maxwell_Gates
Nepotism is a hell of a drug
He didn't write DOS, he bought it.
I never said he wrote dos. They bought it from cpm if I recall
I said he was a developer well before Ms dos
He was a hard worker from the beginning. That's why he was successful
Nope. He was successful because of nepotism, a bit of luck, and being born into a position where he could apply what he was good at. Being a "hard worker" will only get you sick.