Did Steve Jobs call Bill Gates?

They were very different people, that was clear, with Jobs calling Gates a "stick in the mud" and positing "he'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger." Gates just thought Jobs was odd and a "weirdly flawed as a human being."
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Did Steve Jobs and Bill Gates know each other?

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are two of the most high-profile tech titans of the past century, and they also had a famously fierce rivalry that evolved into a friendship based on mutual respect until Jobs passed away in 2011.
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What did Steve Jobs accuse Bill Gates of?

Though they had a somewhat amicable relationship early on, Jobs became furious when Microsoft released its first iteration of Windows in 1985, accusing Gates of ripping off his Macintosh computer. It started a competitive feud between the two that spurred years of back-and-forth insults.
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Did Bill Gates go to Steve Jobs funeral?

According to the New York Times, attendees included Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder and Jobs's long-time business rival Bill Gates and singer Joan Baez, who once dated Jobs.
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Did Gates steal Apple?

A furious Jobs accused Gates and Microsoft of ripping off the Macintosh. But Gates didn't care — he knew that graphical interfaces would be big, and didn't think Apple had the exclusive rights to the idea.
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Was Bill Gates jealous of Steve Jobs?

Bill Gates is a tech icon and the world's second-wealthiest person. So, it's hard to imagine the Microsoft co-founder being jealous of anyone. However, as Gates reveals in a recent interview with the Armchair Expert podcast, the billionaire was envious of his one-time friend and rival Steve Jobs' legendary charisma.
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Did Elon Musk meet Steve Jobs?

At a Computer History Museum event in 2013, Musk shared that Google co-founder Larry Page once tried to introduce him to Jobs at a party, but he got the cold shoulder. “I did try to talk to him once at a party and he was super rude to me,” Musk joked. “But I don't think it was me, I think it was par for the course.”
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How did Bill Gates react to Steve Jobs death?

Statement from Bill Gates:

"I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work.
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What caused Steve Jobs death?

It's been 10 years since legendary Apple Inc., Co-founder Steve Jobs passed away at only 56 years old after battling pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
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Who is richer Elon Musk or Bill Gates?

As per the Bloomberg index, the world's richest person, Elon Musk, who has a net worth of $271 billion, made $1.14 billion. Jeff Bezos, who trails Musk on the list, lost $4.30 billion this year so far. Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft lost $4.48 billion.
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What is Elon's IQ?

It is considered that Great geniuses like Einstein and Hawking had an IQ of 160. And Elon Musk's IQ also falls near to this stat with an estimated score of 155.
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Who is better Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

Steve Jobs: Who Hired Better? Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. The two men are among the most successful entrepreneurs of the past fifty years. Gates grew richer, becoming the wealthiest man in the world, while Jobs touched more industries, including movies, music, TV and phones.
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Was Steve Jobs actually a genius?

Steve Jobs is widely considered to be a genius, but everyone can learn a thing or two from his tactics. Jobs faced many obstacles to get Apple and Pixar off the ground.
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Does Bill Gates use Apple?

"I actually use an Android phone," Gates said. "Because I want to keep track of everything, I'll often play around with iPhones, but the one I carry around happens to be Android." "So Android vs Apple – is this a religious thing?" asked Sorkin.
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What is Mark Zuckerberg IQ level?

Although it is unknown whether Mark Zuckerberg has ever taken an IQ test, sources estimate his IQ to be around 152.
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How high is Stephen Hawking's IQ?

Albert Einstein is believed to have had the same IQ as Professor Stephen Hawking, 160.
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Who is the lowest IQ in the world?

So there is no existence of anyone with the lowest IQ in the world. However, there are interesting stories like this man with a low IQ who've made the news. And according to World Population Review, the countries with some of the lowest IQs in 2022 are Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nepal.
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Who owns most of Tesla?

Musk is Tesla's biggest shareholder, owning around 17 percent of the company's shares, or about 175 million shares in total. Musk has sold large batches of shares before. Last year, he sold 15 million shares, worth more than $16 billion, after polling his followers on Twitter.
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Does Jeff Bezos own a jet?

Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the world's richest man and thus, he definitely has the money to own one of the world's most luxurious and fastest private jets. According to Business Insider, Bezos owns a Gulfstream G-650ER through his holding company Poplar Glen. The aircraft reportedly cost him US$ 65 million.
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Who will be the first trillionaire?

Leading the race is Tesla and Space X Founder Elon Musk. With a current net worth of US$263 billion and an annual growth rate of 129 per cent, Musk is anticipated to reach US$1.38 trillion in the next two years at age 52. It was in fact Jeff Bezos who was set to become the first trillionaire.
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Did Steve Jobs apologize?

Steve Jobs finally apologized to his daughter on his deathbed for subjecting her to a lifetime of cruelty which is laid bare in her searing memoir. The Apple founder cried helplessly as he told Lisa Brennan repeatedly: 'I owe you one, I owe you one'.
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Who owns Apple now?

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Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple, whose sales of iPhones and more have made it a company with one of the world's largest market capitalizations. Cook, who became CEO in 2011, had previously served as Apple's Chief Operating Officer under Steve Jobs.
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