I'm trying gather opinions from people if Bill Gates is a major impact on our world of today. I'm speaking in terms of technology like the computer or whatnot.
2006-09-18 16:48:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Yes, most definitely. Who is to say Apple wasn't the top selling computer because microsoft never made the PC.
2006-09-18 16:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by mojo2093@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh heck yea! Everyone makes a big impact on this world, but few shape an entire generation of computers (And people) make billions and then use that power for charity. Say what you want about Bill and maybe someone else would have taken his place, but his company through his direction took computers from the hands of geeks with hard to understand terminal screens and ugly GUI's and put them in the hands millions and millions of people with systems that most could use.
-Rob
2006-09-18 23:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have an answer, but for myself, Bill Gates is the person that I admire the most, not only his impact in the world but the way he lives his life. Earning money and giving it away.
Look at the way he dresses, so simple, so natural. People pretending to be rich are
always showing off. What a difference
2006-09-19 00:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by lm050254 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wont know what you dont know.
If someone hadnt invented the computer then Bill Gates would not have the ingenuity to introduce his Windows.Of course, Bill Gates has been a major influence in the IT world, no doubt about that. Whatever, I believe GOD has designed and planned to be that way, Gates or no Gates.
2006-09-19 00:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by fir 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, we might all be using Apple products! I'm sure we'd still be in the same type of technological era, but perhaps just different hardware/software setups.
2006-09-18 23:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he made a tremendous impact on our world. Things woud be much different without pop-ups and ad-ware
2006-09-18 23:51:56 · answer #6 · answered by Carpe Diem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely a huge major influence on todays world...
2006-09-18 23:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! He is one of the biggest influences in the technology we have today....and Thomas Edison probably should get some credit too.
2006-09-18 23:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by PANDABEAR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because somebody would have created another program like Windows. It's a free market and competition is always going to be there.
2006-09-18 23:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by bansri47 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there have been other programs that Bill Gates has bought so they would not be competition.....so nope it would make no difference.
2006-09-19 02:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by Marg N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋