[julianeon]

They don't call him a genius though, they call him America's most remarkable kid, with emphasis on his business acumen. It seems unfair to say something like "he's not going to revolutionize science" when they never implied he would.

[fock]

> They don't call him a genius though

no, but about half the other posts here do - so I put down what my perception of the case is.

> with emphasis on his business acumen

To me, the business acumen of his parents seems a lot higher. On their twitter they start publishing his future books already :). Also there is a lot of financing (for example his John Deere) going on and while I can't see the full picture, I doubt that he signed those contracts...

[butlerm]

As a minor, his signature on a contract would probably be worthless - or at least beyond the value established by name and reputation.