[sutro]

Ah yes, ad hominem, the great refuge of the HN peanut gallery. Many want to be judged on their comments alone. But commenting on a website is easy, far easier than any of the things in Gates' career that you claim were easy. So I was wondering if you had done anything in your career that I would consider hard. If you had, I might be inclined to give your comments more respect than they deserve on their face. But it sounds like you haven't, so you have no standing to criticize Gates in my book.

[rbanffy]

> Many want to be judged on their comments alone.

Ideas should not be judged by anything other than what they are.

> So I was wondering if you had done anything in your career that I would consider hard. If you had, I might be inclined to give your comments more respect than they deserve on their face.

The respect you give to my comments is not important to me. You may give the respect you think they deserve, for I will not give your thoughts any more respect than I think they deserve.

> so you have no standing to criticize Gates in my book.

You must know your book is not a very important one for anyone but you.

[sutro]

Ideas, thoughts, comments, criticisms don't deserve much respect whether they come from me or you or anyone else. Because it's all just talk, and talk is cheap. Actions and results are what matter. Bill Gates is a man of action and results.

[rbanffy]

> Bill Gates is a man of action and results.

Don't forget the lawsuits.