steve40 - 2:03 am on Jul 31, 2007 (gmt 0)

Bill I know your right about the CP/M thing but companies become successful because of a number of factors and Gates got the mix right

Product ( bought or repackaged )
Aggressive Marketing
Luck Being in the right place at the right time
A Vision
Good Business Skills
Bloody hard work

I can remember a number of very clever guys in or close to the market that never had the impact Microsoft had and many I suspect were better engineers but it comes down to having all of the above and Gates had them all and changed the way we work, communicate and play

steve