> Bill Gates did this stuff dealing with IBM et al.
Please cite. From what I understand, he sold them software that he would deliver at a later date, before it had been written. It was closer to contract work than deliberate deception. That's not the same thing as lying about factual, verifiable, information.
Personally, I would never associate in business with anyone prone to such factual hyperbole...
Dude, it is a well-known fact. At the time the dealing was made, Bill Gates didn't have the software. Then he immediately bought the rights of QDOS, which he then recast as MS-DOS and sold it to IBM.
Please cite. From what I understand, he sold them software that he would deliver at a later date, before it had been written. It was closer to contract work than deliberate deception. That's not the same thing as lying about factual, verifiable, information.
Personally, I would never associate in business with anyone prone to such factual hyperbole...