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Originally Posted by moviestar  It doesn't matter how Microsoft achieved its success. The important moral from here is that they made something of value. Something that people WANT. People just waited for someone to take the idea of windows, or DOS or whatever and transform it into a product that they can buy. People wanted this, thus Microsoft and Bill earned big bucks. |
I do agree that at the beginning, Microsoft did provide true value that didn't exist in the marketplace, regardless of how they managed to acquire DOS. But once they gained power they switched their focus to maintaining their dominance in other ways. So while I do agree that initially Gates became wealthy through good business decisions, my point is that the reason he's the richest man in the world right now is not because he provides exceptional value right now.