Yes, a stolen OS he had no part in developing.
I don't doubt that he's a competent programmer (or was at one point). I see no evidence that he's a great one. There are programmers with ten times his ability who will never see 0.01% of his money.
Who cares if there's programmers with 10x his ability, you're talking like programming skills should equal wealth. Sorry, no matter Bill Gates' programming skills, he was a genius at running and growing a business. Two totally different skill sets.
What makes the market the judge? It's picked some really terrible technology.
>Sorry, no matter Bill Gates' programming skills, he was a genius at running and growing a business.
Why is "running and growing a business" a good thing? I would say Microsoft is pretty good evidence that it's often harmful.
Do you think Elizabeth Holmes, Al Capone, and Bernie Madoff deserve to be rich? They were all pretty good at what they did.