“He is divisive. He is manipulative. He is a user. He has taken much from me and the industry.”

—  Gary Kildall

Unpublished memoir Computer Connections, referring to Bill Gates; quoted in Paul Andrews (14 July 1994), "A Career Spent in Gates' Shadow—Computer Pioneer Dies at 52", Seattle Times

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