[Revisor]

Let's not forget, Bill Gates was handed a 0th birthday gift of $1 million from his grandfather, the keys to his private middle school computer (the same one Stanford had), and a free ticket to do business with IBM because his mother already knew its chairman.

Sure he was smart and he worked hard, but he was no smarter and worked no harder than many of the rest of us.

With all due respect, this is such a bitter, jealous and peasant-like rant that's not even worth your status as the best HN commenter.

No matter what Gates' starting position was, his success was nothing than a lot of hard work, several good decisions and some luck.

He got a million bucks and a computer? Well he could have spent it on whores and only played games. His mother knew the chairman of IBM? Instead of using this connection he could have absolutely squandered or missed it.

But he made good use of it.

Shame on you and all your upvoters.