What happened between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates?

A history of the decades-long feud between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, whose love-hate relationship spurred the success of Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Apple’s Steve Jobs never quite saw eye-to-eye. Jobs insulted Gates’ taste, while Gates described Jobs as “weirdly flawed as a human being.”

Did Bill Gates Attend Steve Jobs funeral?

The funeral of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a small but well-attended affair, according to news reports. According to the New York Times, attendees included Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder and Jobs’s long-time business rival Bill Gates and singer Joan Baez, who once dated Jobs.

Did Bill Gates respect Steve Jobs?

Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and the world’s second-wealthiest person, has praised the Apple co-founder in the past for Jobs’ leadership qualities and his uncanny ability to motivate his employees.

Who now owns Apple?

Now Apple Inc. is owned by two main institutional investors (Vanguard Group and BlackRock, Inc). While its major individual shareholders comprise people like Art Levinson, Tim Cook, Bruce Sewell, Al Gore, Johny Sroujli, and others.

Who was richer Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. The two men are among the most successful entrepreneurs of the past fifty years. Gates grew richer, becoming the wealthiest man in the world, while Jobs touched more industries, including movies, music, TV and phones.

Was Bill Gates jealous of Steve Jobs?

“He was such a wizard at over-motivating people — I was a minor wizard so I couldn’t fall under his spells — but I could see him casting the spells, and then I would look at people and see them mesmerized,” Gates says in the interview. “I was so jealous.”

Is Steve Jobs grave unmarked?

Steve Jobs is buried in an unmarked grave in Alta Mesa Memorial Park, California.

Who won Apple vs Microsoft lawsuit?

Ultimately, the case was resolved almost two years later on August 24, 1993, when the court dismissed Apple’s case. The company appealed, but the court’s decision was upheld. Microsoft went on to release Windows 3.0, 3.1 and — most devastatingly — Windows 95.