As a general rule, the enigmatic minds of billionaires hide multiple secrets that surround an ambition without limits. In fact, money is not usually the barrier to cross but obtaining great milestones that they considered impossible for years and on the day of their thinking they seem to be in the palm of their hand. Such is the case of Bill Gates that, since its inception, it has shown an avid and unstoppable spirit in equal parts. That is why it is not surprising that the magnate built by Microsoft from his foundations be critical of his fellow men in the same way as with his figure.
During one of his last public appearances, the American philanthropist starred a few words with a certainly controversial tone about the great “error” of Steve Jobs that he maintained throughout his life. However, the reality is that although it is true that its dialogue develops with great seriousness, The intention is revealed from the great admiration that both had each other.
Today, without a doubt, They are two of the great referents of the business world and their legacy will go to eternity As much as for their work in the different fields as for the importance of the two great colossi they founded, Microsoft and Apple, indispensable in our day to day. This is how, although it seems that, for various strategic reasons, the personal relationship between the two was not quite good, outside the cameras both followed their projects even their projects even collaborating.
The relationship between the two entrepreneurs
In his speech in the Opening Bid interview program by Yahoo Finance, Gates declared that in reality, during his beginnings within the technological world, the relationship between the great figures that headed the sector was usual due to the smallness of the “computer industry”, as he catalogs it. At this time, Jobs’s work gave off a superlative fascination that inspired the entrepreneurs of the moment and the exchange of ideas between the two was continuous. In this sense, one of the greatest praises that Gates provides on the memory of his partner resides in the ability to surround himself with the best possible team.
Bill Gates’ words about Apple’s founder
However, in his words there is also a strong criticism of what he considered that it was the greatest defect he possessed, although over time he did not constitute a serious problem but a lack of training. Therefore, his opinion forms a mountain of chiaroscuros that connote the pros and cons of their work form. “He was not an engineer, he had no idea what the source code was, he didn’t know much chips design“, he indicated highlighting the negative part.” Although his ability to choose people who worked in those areas was amazing, “he concluded in his analysis.
On the contrary, he always had a great esteem because of the way Jobs sold his product and came to admit that the level he had in this aspect did not be reached by his company. “Steve was very different from me. As for intuition for a good user interface and for design … he had it and I didn’t. I envy his genius in that. “This is how, in their collaboration, they managed to obtain a system that intertwined the ideas of the two geniuses but maintaining control.
Collaboration with Steve Jobs
For Gates, the greatest collaboration between them came with the renowned Macintosh. A close collaboration in which Microsoft contributed significantly to the device software, which was the cornerstone of its operation. “Steve said something like: ‘Ok, I don’t want any software to have manuals’, which is a detail, but, in reality, we needed help and documentation,” he said. In this way, they tried to unite their genius to give rise to a new product “”So we got the best of both worldswhere he pressed and I had teams of engineers who really had to do the job. “