But all GE did was build the transmission and distribution lines for Tesla's radical new power system. Today, Tesla's pioneering work is known to but a few. Which is a shame, because Tesla was one of the true inventor geniuses of his age, or any other age, for that matter. Tesla, for example, was the real inventor of wireless radio, not Marconi. Like Tesla, Seattle Computing also got paid a pittance and received zip in royalties for its operating system software, which went on to become the bedrock of Gates' multi-billion dollar fortune.
History does indeed have a tendency to repeat itself.
I've stolen a lot myself. But I know how to steal. Just like Microsoft had zero market share in web browsers when Netscape first stormed onto the scene. Hey Bill, here's another innovative idea you can try on for size. Maybe it's all voodoo, but Windows seems to work a lot better with these gizmos under the computer.