A Juicy Hollywood Style Revelation about Engineers. Shocking.
April 1, 2011
I read some biographical “fiction”. In today’s word processor world, I find it difficult to separate the goose feathers from the giblets. I read “Paul Allen: Bill Gates Is A Traitor Who Eats Chicken With A Spoon” and decided to abstain from biographical “fiction.” The write up describes some information in a book allegedly written by the giga billionaire who helped found Microsoft. The giga billionaire? Paul Allen.
What was the snippet the publicists paid to pump the forthcoming book? Here you go:
Allen claims Gates welched on an original agreement to split their interest in the newly formed Microsoft 50-50. Gates wanted to amend it to 64-36 in his favor because he felt he did more work. “I’d been taught that a deal was a deal and your word was your bond. Bill was more flexible,” Allen writes. “There’s a range of elasticity in any business deal, a range for what might seem fair, and Bill pushed that range as hard and as far as he could,” says Allen, who ultimately relented to Gates’ demand.
Cool. Two pals figuring out how to share a pizza.
What does this article tell me? Real journalists are now following in the rhetorical footsteps of high traffic gossip sites. What else does this article tell me? Some of the biographical “fiction” shows the deft touch of an editor who has logged quite a few hours in front of rich media. How different is this “real” behavior from the way in which those who want to have piles of money act? Not different at all.
For a more entertaining look at the antics of these two giga billionaires, check out their present activities. The “now” reveals more than the past edited by folks from publishing houses. I will wait for the YouTube video.
Stephen E Arnold, April 1, 2011
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