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**LarryG1978** · 11-08-2010, 10:55 AM

i would think steve jobs is more powerful than bill gates

Yes and no.

Microsoft-based PC's are and will always continue to dominate over Apple as far as desktop and laptop operating systems go, and when you look at Bing, Microsoft Office, and the Xbox, Microsoft is still a force to be reckoned with, even if their dominance is less now than it had been ten years ago with Apple's resurgence and the rise of Firefox.

The real question is what influence Bill Gates still has over Microsoft. If it is a high level, when you add that to his philanthropy and his personal wealth, he's considerably more powerful than Jobs. If not, then his days of being more powerful than most countries are behind him.

11-08-2010, 10:55 AM	#3
LarryG1978 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	i would think steve jobs is more powerful than bill gates Yes and no. Microsoft-based PC's are and will always continue to dominate over Apple as far as desktop and laptop operating systems go, and when you look at Bing, Microsoft Office, and the Xbox, Microsoft is still a force to be reckoned with, even if their dominance is less now than it had been ten years ago with Apple's resurgence and the rise of Firefox. The real question is what influence Bill Gates still has over Microsoft. If it is a high level, when you add that to his philanthropy and his personal wealth, he's considerably more powerful than Jobs. If not, then his days of being more powerful than most countries are behind him.
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