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leo-j said:
Didnt microsoft say that sony was just a gaming company? (Bill gates)

Yes.  It's far from the most stupid thing Gates said, but it is another example of how disconnected Gates is from reality, and how little he understands the business situations he's in.  He's also predicted that the Internet wouldn't be popular among home users, he predicted that Microsoft would solve the spam issue and that people would go into the year 2006 with spam as a thing of the past (he obviously didn't understand the political, social and technical aspects involved), and he's said a host of other stupid things. 

It's funny that he suggested Sony did nothing more than games considering that Sony has about 10x the breadth of business Microsoft does (and infinitely more style than MS), but it is quintessential Bill Gates. 

If he can't steal innovation, he doesn't understand it.