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Early Microsoft tended to clone or buy successful products. They were not really into core R&D, only improvement R&D. They let others be the guinea pigs. Gates was a skilled poker player, which probably helped him be a shrewd business-person. When all was said and done, you would realize he walked away with all your best cards.


Gates was a skilled poker player, which probably helped him be a shrewd business-person. When all was said and done, you would realize he walked away with all your best cards.

That doesn't happen in poker.


Insert better card-game metaphor here.




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