| kowenicki said: [...] Neither Bill gates nor Steve Jobs were just lucky. Yes Gates had some good fortune (which successful business man hasnt) and so did Jobs... Englishman Jonathan Ive strollling in and asking for a job turned out to be quite lucky. |
Fair enough. Even with an incredible opportunity, Uncle Bill could have totally wasted it if he hadn't the strong sense of business and talent and boldness he has, this is undeniable. Kildall wasted it, despite being considered a computer genius, and deservedly so, but alas he obviously had a lot less business talent. This said, Bill Gates is not only a talented businessman, he showed commitment to research and development, while Ballmer is just a businessman, he can use very well what technicians do, but he can't understand them as deeply as Bill Gates did. Like Jobs and Gates, Ballmer can count on an incredible team, and when a product is good enough, and it's there at the right moment, he's like a tank when it comes to bring it to success, but he lacks Gates' geeky ability to make a product look more appealing to computer lovers and even less Jobs' uncanny ability to make common people love tech.
