Jobs vs. Gates: Who's the Star?

[anandk]

"Gates is the cutthroat capitalist. A genius maybe, but one more interested in maximizing profits than perfecting technology. He's the ultimate vengeful nerd. Ostracized at school, he gets the last laugh by bleeding us all dry.

On the other hand, Jobs has never seemed much concerned with business, though he's been very successful at it of late. Instead, Jobs has been portrayed as a man of art and culture. He's an aesthete, an artist; driven to make a dent in the universe.

But....."

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/com.../2006/01/70072

[iMav]

anand the last 2 threads u started about vista have turned into fight clubs ... u are feeding beasts with meat ... why are u doing that

jobs makes a dent gates crashes the whole thing

but coming to the topic both of them are amazing ... gates knew what would work in the markets from day 1 .... jobs rather chose to have competition by starting the collaboration with moto, ibm in hope to kill ms by becoming industry stds which obviously back fired but over the years he has taken full advantage of windows success to turn his fortunes around, ipod on windows, choosing to switch to intel .... not to forget his products look really slick and thats thanks to the designer about whom arya copy-pasted an article

[~Phenom~]

Jobs is way better than Gates.

[iMav]

how do u know, were u their baby sitter

[QwertyManiac]

And how do you figure that one out? Were you a nappy seller?

Well, anyway, both men are simply great, one for his complete revolution and the other for his business. There's no comparision, just as you wouldn't do between a PC and a MAC, while trying to make sense. I could start a thread of Gandhi vs. Bose, but I got better ideas than that.

[aryayush]

I've read this before and I completely agree with him.

I do know someone who loves Jobs and hates Gates and his username starts with the first letter of the name of the state he resides in.

[~Phenom~]

haha
@imav , u better dont start posting like a kids wailing. Grow up.
What i think about Bill and Jobs is what I believe because of their actions and the way they do their business.

[paragkalra]

I am no one to judge ..... but Frankly speaking I love the Vision which Steve Job has......but at the same time I Love the Money Which Bill Gates has and not to forget his daughter (I want to marry her ....hahahah just joking)........However I believe in open source...........Hence I am still searching some one is visionary like Steve Jobs and Has Money as much as Bill Gates has but he/she uses that money Just for the Upbringing of Open Source........I mean making good Products (Software or Hardware)....and selling at minimum possible cost .....some thing OLPC laptops....or Google Services.........

[iMav]

u did not mention that ... i thought u had some family relations to both of them the way u said it:

"jobs is way better than gates"

[~Phenom~]

@imav,I did not said that because I thought people here are intelligent but not all, I guess.

[iMav]

well when a judgment is given on a comparison reasons should be given u cant just say this is better or that is better .... u have to give a statement to substantiate ur opinion ... a reason as to why u say so ....

[~Phenom~]

^^OK agree but U need not be so rude in telling me to do that.
Have U ever seen any of my posts which sound so rude ???

[iMav]

o! sorry did not want to be rude forgot the smiley man seriously wasnt being rude sorry to offend u ....

[aryayush]

A smiley does not a rude post friendly make.

Originally Posted by paragkalra

I am still searching some one is visionary like Steve Jobs and Has Money as much as Bill Gates has but he/she uses that money Just for the Upbringing of Open Source

The money wouldn't last long then.

[~Phenom~]

@imav,Its Ok.

[iMav]

the '' smiley does

[eddie]

IMHO Gates is a much better human being for the kind of work he does from bill & melinda gates foundation. We need more people like him who can use their money, power and just their general presence to make a change. That part of his life is really commendable.

[iMav]

but eddie if u commend that side of his life how do u expect him to donate so much if u dont want him to earn as much .... u will bash his money making policies in 1 thread and in other thread will praise his donations ... how can he donate if he doesnt have it so its either gates as a whole or not at all ... its the same guy after all

[gxsaurav]

Steve Jobs : He knows how to make computing idiot proof. Now every idiot can use Mac.

Bill Gates : For making Computing what it is today. He is the real 2nd father of computers after Charles Babbage

[eddie]

Originally Posted by iMav

but eddie if u commend that side of his life how do u expect him to donate so much if u dont want him to earn as much .... u will bash his money making policies in 1 thread and in other thread will praise his donations ... how can he donate if he doesnt have it so its either gates as a whole or not at all ... its the same guy after all

I am not saying that the way he earns his money is commendable. I am just saying that the work he does towards humanity is commendable. I still maintain that his business practices are nothing less than disgusting.

You don't need to donate obscene amounts of money to be good...you just need to make the effort and that is what I like from him. He is making an effort and that is good. I can assure you that Steve Jobs doesn't need to donate as much as Bill Gates does. He just needs to go out there, make an effort and help a cause. That will make a difference.

Donating money is nothing...making an effort is a lot.

[~Phenom~]

I agree with eddie as far as their philanthropist nature is concerned.

[goobimama]

I admire Gates for what he has done in the PC world as well as his humanitarian work. But Jobs is a class apart....

[cynosure]

Billy has hair on his head, Jobs is bald (somewhat)!!!
I like Billy.

[Third Eye]

@Anandk: Create a poll in this thread

[anandk]

simply speaking ... imo both have done a GREAT job ! Both get my STAR !

guys remove your goggles and see reality. Such posts (by bloggers) are usually just for grabbing eyeballs and hits and diggits to drive traffic to their website.

have been studying such aspects (in view of my new website) the last few weeks. found that catchy/ sensational titles (remember the mary jo one which spoilt my dear friend QM's morning ? ) but see the hits that page got ! "leoprd looks liks vista" ..maybe maybe not... who cares i enjoy vista ! the article also had little substance actually.

imav hope u r enjoying my meat yes tech genius hope the mods will will add a poll.

but well if i have to vote it will go to gates anyday, not bcoz im an MVP, thats only temporary, in any case; but bcoz gates has built the MOST popular OS... The keyword is POPULAR (reality check = used by 90+ folks worldwide).... and for the work Gates Foundation is doing.

[Third Eye]

Click thread tools and add a poll

[Voldy]

I will take favour of Steve Jobs he's better than Gates you see Gates only makes money i know money more attractive but u know the main reason of Gates being a richy rich man is that he forced a lot of companies(IBM etc.) to use only his products not the others .Before the Microsoft Vs. Apple rivaliry Jobs and gates are friends but for money sake Gates turned on apple and try to destroy Apple .i know these will hurt the feelings of Microsoft lovers but that's the truth.

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by Vicky333

I will take favour of Steve Jobs he's better than Gates you see Gates only makes money i know money more attractive but u know the main reason of Gates being a richy rich man is that he forced a lot of companies(IBM etc.) to use only his products not the others .

Would you like to explain how? Microsoft forcing Big Blue.....lolz...that is a serious joke. Big Blue is something which even Intel can't shake completely.

[iMav]

hahahhah vicky do u know what u typed man.... hahaha ... read a little dude

Mac is short for Macintosh and refers to any computer produced by Apple Computer. Macs are traditionally classified separately from PCs because they are based on the PowerPC architecture from Apple/IBM/Motorola


PowerPC is a RISC microprocessor architecture created by the 1991 Apple, IBM, Motorola alliance, known as AIM alliance, (for Apple, IBM, Motorola). Originally intended for personal computers. Now being a RISC Processor it inherits almost all draw backs of a RISC processor (note daily advancement in technology has found ways to counter the problems)

[cynosure]

@Vicky:
Man IBM is not "Indonesian Born Macchars" its "International Business Machines"


Quote from wikipedia

IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, infrastructure services, hosting services and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology

It has been known through most of its recent history as the world's largest computer company. With over 350,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest information technology employer in the world. IBM holds more patents than any other U.S. based technology company.[4] It has engineers and consultants in over 170 countries and IBM Research has eight laboratories worldwide.[5] IBM employees have earned three Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, five National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science.[6] As a chip maker, IBM is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders.