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The Plot To Get Bill Gates - An Irreverent Investigation Of The World's Richest Man-- And The People Who Hate Him

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Humorous investigation of Bill Gates' controversies

Recommendation: - The Plot To Get Bill Gates is an insightful read that sheds light on the controversies surrounding the world's richest man in a witty and humorous manner. This book is highly recommended for those interested in the tech industry and the cult of celebrity surrounding some of its pioneers. The author presents a balanced yet irreverent approach to exploring the lives of the rich and famous and offers readers a unique perspective on the man behind Microsoft.

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The Plot To Get Bill Gates - An Irreverent Investigation Of The World's Richest Man-- And The People Who Hate Him

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ISBN: 9780812930061
Authors: Gary Rivlin
Publisher: Crown Business
Date of Publication: 1999-07-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Business
Related Topics: Politics, Technology, Biography
Goodreads rating: 3.63
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To understand the magnitude of Bill Gates, one must first understand the people who hate him, most of whom suffer from an acute case of "Bill Envy."The Plot to Get Bill Gates is the true, hilarious story of a loosely knit cabal of Silicon Valley's wealthiest and most successful leaders and their quest to defeat the richest man in the world. These leaders are known within Microsoft as Captain Ahab's Club for their self-destructive fixation with harpooning the Great White Whale of Redmond, all two hundred pounds and $50 billion of him. Acclaimed journalist Gary Rivlin tells their tale as a high-tech variation on Moby-Dick, andby taking us deep inside the world of Gates and his enemies, he vividly reveals their consuming obsession.Lead players in The Plot are Lawrence Ellison of Oracle, Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems, Ray Noorda of Novell, Marc Andreessen and James Barksdale of Netscape, Philippe Kahn of Borland, and Gary Kildall (the unsung programmer who could have been Gates), with special guest appearances by venture capitalist John Doerr, consumer activist Ralph Nader, zealous attorney Gary Reback, and the Fraternal Order of Antitrust Lawyers. The author describes each man's ill-fated attempt at besting Gates, who seems to become bigger, hungrier, and more dangerous after each attack.Rivlin also conducts an in-depth investigation of Gates himself, examining each crucial step in the ascension of the slope-shouldered billionaire with bad hair and unearthing the most telling details to explain why Gates is so rich and we aren't. (The short monomania.) Rivlin concludes with an illuminating analysis of Microsoft's latest upgrade of its CEO, Gates 3.1, which seems to be operating with fewer bugs than previous incarnations.Gary Rivlin's reporting is irreverent and intellectually independent, free of the romanticized portraits and techno-hype perpetuated by many in the media. As an award-winning political reporter, he brings a fresh perspective to the avaricious, bloodthirsty behavior of these new icons. The result is a savagely funny morality play about big business at the century's end.
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Humorous investigation of Bill Gates' controversies

Recommendation: - The Plot To Get Bill Gates is an insightful read that sheds light on the controversies surrounding the world's richest man in a witty and humorous manner. This book is highly recommended for those interested in the tech industry and the cult of celebrity surrounding some of its pioneers. The author presents a balanced yet irreverent approach to exploring the lives of the rich and famous and offers readers a unique perspective on the man behind Microsoft.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.