Bill Gates calls Steve Jobs a “bastard” and a genius leader

In an interview with CNN , Bill Gates pointed out the pros and cons of Steve Jobs – his one-time rival. “I haven’t met anyone like Jobs. No one can compare with him in terms of talent selection, motivating them and bringing about their own consciousness and culture, ”Gates commented.

However, he also said that the CEO is a “bastard” because extremely strict with employees. “The toughness may not be good, but it also brings a lot of positive points,” the former Microsoft founder continued.

The “positive point” is that Jobs revived Apple from the “dead road,” by returning to the company in 1997. With the rigor of his work, the genius CEO tried to make the chain in turn products successfully 1997 – 2010, starting with iMac G3 and continuing with iMac G4, iPod, iPhone and iPad. These are all devices that contribute to a billion-dollar Apple last year.

Also at the interview, Gates reminisced about the early days of Microsoft. “The company was born with a predominantly male group and it made everything hard,” Gates said.

In addition, he acknowledged that it was difficult to produce a smart toilet Nano Membrane Toilet with money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for poor countries. “This toilet design is too expensive. We may be falling into a dead end and will not put more money into it, ”Gates said. “We will focus on the main goal of reducing poverty and increasing health care for people in difficult countries.”