The New Pirates of Silicon Valley
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If you have never heard of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, please hand your geek card to me at this time and hit the back button. If it wasn't for them, we might not have the traditional PC that we have now, or at least a very user friendly GUI. This article isn't about them; it's about those who will take their places in the future, figuratively if not literally.
As you may remember, Steve Jobs founded Apple Computers back in the 1970s. He left the company and came back years later, but that isn't where I'm going today. Bill Gates was the co-founder of Microsoft, best known for their Windows operating systems, and possibly the most famous geek ever.
These two names are the most commonly known when it comes to computers. I doubt many people would consider either of these people old or out of the IT loop, but I consider them "past their prime." Steve and Bill have both dedicated their lives to computers and have changed the world, but they are yesterday's news. Move over guys, the new pirates of Silicon Valley are here.
Before I start to dig into the article, I just want to mention that there was a documentary done a few years back called "Pirates of Silicon Valley." I highly recommend it for any computer geek or anyone that is interested in what happened when the OS battle (Mac vs. PC) got started. It is mostly based on facts though there are parts where they stretched the truth a little.
It's not a long video, but long enough to give you an idea of what happened with some details. It is exciting and you probably won't fall asleep watching it. I got the history of NASA box VHS set one Christmas; that was boring, this is interesting. Okay, that was my personal infomercial; now it's time to talk about the new pirates of Silicon Valley.
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