Bill Gates' First Flopped Demo Had Him Crying For His Mommy. Literally.

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> Turns out Bill and childhood buddy Paul Allen had startup ideas well before Microsoft. The pair came up with something they called "Traf-O-Data."

I dislike the use of "turns out" here, as if new data is being revealed. I read a biography of Gates back when I was in college (maybe around 1990), and I know that Traf-O-Data was mentioned there.

The bigger news to me in this story is that Bill Gates' nickname is "Trey".

Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates III (which sounds old-money and is). "Trey" is a common nickname for children who are III.

I like how the related articles at the bottom all have pictures of Gateses with hands flung up in the air. (Granted, there are only two distinct pictures, but...)

I wish they stop showing that photo for articles/news about Bill Gates. It's not very flattering :)

I think that's kinda the point. It's not supposed to be a flattering article about Bill.

He seemed to treat the DOJ the same way, except in that case, his mommy was named "Ballmer."

People's personalities do change over the years more than science credits, I think. I know mine certainly did.

Okay he cried. So what?

didn't even cry. RTFA, and you see its a useless exaggeration.

It should have said 'cried OUT' instead of cried.

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