Gates probably got picked on in school like many tech heads back in the day. He swore he would one day own the largest company ever. His dream comes true with Microsoft.
That is not the brilliant part.
Gates knows the natural cycle of companies and gives the company to the biggest bully in school at height of the cycle. Once a large corporation goes down, there is very little they can do to reverse the tide. This is doubly true if they were dominant in an industry. The bully catches all the grief and abuse while Gates looks like Ghandi in retirement. Take a look at current CEO Steve Ballmer:
Brilliant.
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