[Knitebane]

Well, that's baloney, but it's representative of the rest of your post.

Ah yes. Attacking the messenger is a time honored tactic when the message is unassailable.

I'm amazed at the number of FReepers who trash Gates.

Why? He's a lefty that sends tons of money to the UN for, ahem , population control. He's a thief and a liar. He deserves to be trashed.

So what if he's a good marketeer? That's what builds business.

Being a good marketeer isn't the problem. The problem is that he's built an empire on stealing other people's work.

strings dblspace.bin | grep -i Stac
Copyright 1985 Stac Electronics, Inc.

Alfonse Capone built a big business too but I don't see any one around here lionizing him.

[sinkspur]

The problem is that he's built an empire on stealing other people's work.

LOL!! Let me guess. You're Stac.