Genius or charlatan? Benefactor or evil force? Bill Gates is a divisive figure. Find out who has what to say about the Tch giant. Here are our favorite quotes about Bill Gates.
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He is divisive. He is manipulative. He is a user.
Gary Kildall, Digital Research
There will be statues of Bill Gates all over the third world. There is a realistic hope that we can defeat malaria with his money.
Malcom Gladwell, author
There has never been a chip that Bill Gates could not have slowed down with a new load of features.
James Coates, The Chicago Tribune
I’m not one of those people who think Bill Gates is the devil. But I suspect that if Microsoft and the devil ever meet, they won’t need a translator.
Nicholas Petreley, InfoWorld
Bill Gates is the smartest man I have ever met in my life.
Steve Ballmer
I admire Bill Gates enormously.
Warren Buffett, Investor
Bill Gates only needs a monocle and a Persian cat to be the villain in a James Bond movie.
Dennis Miller, Comedian
He can’t bear to see himself as Rockefeller; he sees himself as Edison.
Larry Ellison, Oracle
Bill Gates doesn’t just want to win, he wants to see his competitors dead.
James Wallace, Seattle Post
He doesn’t mind winning without dignity. A victory is still a victory.
Robert X. Cringely, Author
He just shamelessly ripped off other people’s ideas.
Steve Jobs
He is probably the most dangerous and powerful industrialist of our time.
Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems
There is nothing nice about Steve Jobs and nothing evil about Bill Gates. Gates is a good man.
Chuck Peddle, father of the personal computer
Gates acted like a spoiled child, which he was.
Ed Roberts, Gates’ first boss