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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs | D5 | AllThingsD

It’s not every day you get to see two of the most brilliant minds in technology sit down and have a candid discussion about the past, present, and future. I highly recommend viewing the videos that are posted. I haven’t had an opportunity to sit down and watch every single one, but what I’ve seen has been enlightening. I personally believe that Gates and Microsoft revolutionized the PC industry not only from a technological standpoint but from a business standpoint also. The vision that Gates had early on that software was the real money maker in the industry and then manipulating each business deal to be representative of that when everyone else believed hardware was the only real way to make profit, it just shows how much of a visionary he was. Then you have Steve Jobs, who has really revolutionized the way hardware and software should look, feel, and act. How he was able to take a sinking ship and turn it around, especially after he was initially fired. What a story that is. Not to mention he has consistently been relentless in his pursuit of absolute perfection with his products. It’s interesting to imagine what the future will be like for these two companies…