Bill Gates

[xoxoxoBruce]

National hero? Devils spawn? Smart businessman? Two out of three?
I know a lot of, usually younger, technically savy people that think Bill Gates is the devils own.
They constantly rag on him and his company/products as being archaic and complicated. "They won't let me go from here to there without going someplace else first" in a common bitch.
They also rag on his bully business practices and incompatability with some other programs they favor.
On the flip side. From an old fart that had to be dragged into the 21st century. If Windows had never been invented, many of us would be offline permanently.
I bought a computer because I like to play with pictures. Set it up myself. Learned to use it by trial and error. But I asked a lot of questions of a lot of people that would not have been possible if we weren't all using Windows. I'm not talking estoic theory. I'm talking what button does what, kinds of questions.
I even suffered with NetZero for the first year. Now that's a lesson in frustration! I feel AOL is a perfect example of people that want some of the experience without having to learn anything in depth.
To some people a car is point A to point B, period. To me they're a source of endless fascination so I can understand how people could get "into" hardware and software.
Anyway, I really feel that Bill Gates and Windows have provided a tremendous service to the country and the world.
If it wasn't for Bill Gates I wouldn't have a PC.
If it wasn't for Bill Gates I wouldn't be in the Cellar.
Oh....THAT'S why you hate Bill Gates......nevermind.