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08-13-2019, 05:13 PM
The World’s Highest-Paying Profession
Many people think of Bill Gates as a computer geek who achieved super success because of his awesome hi-tech skills. But Gates is much more than a computer maven. The real roots of his success lie in his incredible dealmaking skills.
Gates did not invent the DOS operating system that launched Microsoft into the stratosphere. But what he did do was make the deal of the century when he negotiated the purchase of DOS (referred to it at that time as “86-DOS”) for what turned out to be pocket change — $50,000.
Funny how life works. I’ll bet you don’t even know the name of the guy who actually wrote the DOS program (for a now-defunct company called Seattle Computer Products). It was a twenty-two-year-old programmer by the name of Tim Paterson, and he accomplished the feat in — get this — four months!
Paterson earned a pittance for his efforts, while Gates, the great dealmaker, parlayed the acquisition of Paterson’s creation into becoming the wealthiest person in America.
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Many people think of Bill Gates as a computer geek who achieved super success because of his awesome hi-tech skills. But Gates is much more than a computer maven. The real roots of his success lie in his incredible dealmaking skills.
Gates did not invent the DOS operating system that launched Microsoft into the stratosphere. But what he did do was make the deal of the century when he negotiated the purchase of DOS (referred to it at that time as “86-DOS”) for what turned out to be pocket change — $50,000.
Funny how life works. I’ll bet you don’t even know the name of the guy who actually wrote the DOS program (for a now-defunct company called Seattle Computer Products). It was a twenty-two-year-old programmer by the name of Tim Paterson, and he accomplished the feat in — get this — four months!
Paterson earned a pittance for his efforts, while Gates, the great dealmaker, parlayed the acquisition of Paterson’s creation into becoming the wealthiest person in America.
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