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Gates briefly appears at the start, played by Steve Sires. 2010: The Social Network, a film that chronicles the development of Facebook. Gates is portrayed by Steve Sires. [289] 2015: Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates: The Competition to Control the Personal Computer, 1974–1999: Original film from the National Geographic Channel for the American ...
Childhood friend and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, [236] former owner of what would become Pixar, George Lucas, [237] his competitor Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, [238] and President Barack Obama [239] all made statements in response to his death.
Steven Anthony Ballmer (/ ˈ b ɔː l m ər /; March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who served as chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. [2] He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]
Wozniak has been referred to frequently by the nickname "Woz", or "The Woz"; he has also been called "The Wonderful Wizard of Woz" and "The Second Steve" (in regard to his early business partner and longtime friend, Steve Jobs). [95] "WoZ" (short for "Wheels of Zeus") is the name of a company he founded in 2002; it closed in 2006. [96]
Nothing So Strange is a 2002 American mockumentary film written, produced and directed by Brian Flemming in the style of an "independent documentary".It centers on the fictional assassination of former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on December 2, 1999.
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were born the same year. Both dropped out of college. Both started companies with good friends: Gates founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in April 1975; Jobs founded Apple
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Steve Wozniak all responded to the film. Jobs's only public response occurred at the 1999 Macworld Expo. After Pirates of Silicon Valley had aired, he contacted Noah Wyle and told him that while he "hated" both the film and the screenplay, he liked Wyle's performance, noting "you do look like me."