...for anyone who is feeling sentimental and/or happy...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9101198
zing!Quote
[Bill Gates wasn't a technology innovator, but he] possessed the competitive drive to force his technologies into monopoly positions in the marketplace.
...His technology was derivative, not original ... His products were always pretty good, but not terrific, and the pricing was never onerous...
- Forrester Research Inc. CEO George Colony, 16Jun2008 (http://blogs.forrester.com/colony/2008/06/bill-gates-lega.html) blog
other quotes about BillG here (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9101938), both good and bad :)
somehow this picture (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9101698&pageNumber=4) says it all...