Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 14:32:21 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Samuel Lubell <lubell at cais.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: equal pay
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 12:52 PM 4/4/02 -0500, lee gilliland wrote:
>
>The other is far worse.  When Gates and Steve Jobs were ready to get a
>patent on thier first computer, they made an appointment with whatever
>government agency they needed and the patent lawyer to sign the papers.
>Steve Jobs was picking up the lawyer while Gates came in seperately.  For
>some reason, Gates had the paperwork.
>
>Jobs had a flat tire.  After waiting 30 miniutes, Gates talked the official
>int xing out all Job's signature requirements, the he signed it.  By
>himself.  And caught Jobs coming in as he was leaving with somethinglike
>"You needn't go up there.  Thepatents are mine now."

I'm not a big fan of Microsoft, but this story makes no sense as Gates and
Jobs were never partners.  Jobs' first computer was the Apple and Microsoft
didn't even exist at that time.  Now, Microsoft would license the Apple
interface for a version of Windows (after Apple threatened to sue) but
that's not the same thing.