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bogo5 · 09-26-2009, 09:36 AM

How accurate is this film?

How the character Steve Jobs was an ass to his workers & so cocky etc?

fantastic actor.

Or how Bill Gates steals from Apple like a cool calm slithery snake?

Either way, I love this film.

Zvi · 09-26-2009, 05:18 PM

Well, it's pretty accurate. S.J. is still the same a$$ to his workers. After all there weren't that many CEOs fired by their own company.

mikejet · 09-26-2009, 10:14 PM

There was a documentary done way back that was much better and had interviews with everyone involved. The narrator even went to the old Xerox Parc building where the GUI was invented.

He even tells a story of helping Bill Gates move equipment into his garage and was offered company stock instead of cash and he turned it down.

tommyboy81 · 09-26-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

There was a documentary done way back that was much better and had interviews with everyone involved. The narrator even went to the old Xerox Parc building where the GUI was invented.

He even tells a story of helping Bill Gates move equipment into his garage and was offered company stock instead of cash and he turned it down.

Bet he called back and said, "Can I still give this money back and switch to stock?"

mikejet · 09-26-2009, 10:45 PM

Found it!!!

Triumph of the Nerds! It was a PBS documentary done a long time ago.

jasonicus · 09-27-2009, 12:02 AM

Its fairly accurate. Dramatized, but accurate. Xerox should have copyrighted Windows.

groove93 · 09-27-2009, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

Found it!!!

Triumph of the Nerds! It was a PBS documentary done a long time ago.

Yes, I remember this, what a great documentary.

Han Solo 1977 · 04-09-2021, 03:07 PM

Fantastic film. I have the dvd, but an HD upgrade would be day one for me.

09-26-2009, 09:36 AM	#1
bogo5 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Australia	Pirates of Silicon Valley How accurate is this film? How the character Steve Jobs was an ass to his workers & so cocky etc? fantastic actor. Or how Bill Gates steals from Apple like a cool calm slithery snake? Either way, I love this film.

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09-26-2009, 05:18 PM	#2
Zvi Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2006 Blu-ray collection:121	Well, it's pretty accurate. S.J. is still the same a$$ to his workers. After all there weren't that many CEOs fired by their own company.

09-26-2009, 10:14 PM	#3
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	There was a documentary done way back that was much better and had interviews with everyone involved. The narrator even went to the old Xerox Parc building where the GUI was invented. He even tells a story of helping Bill Gates move equipment into his garage and was offered company stock instead of cash and he turned it down.

09-26-2009, 10:45 PM	#5
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Found it!!! Triumph of the Nerds! It was a PBS documentary done a long time ago.

09-27-2009, 12:02 AM	#6
jasonicus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009	Its fairly accurate. Dramatized, but accurate. Xerox should have copyrighted Windows.

04-09-2021, 03:07 PM	#8
Han Solo 1977 Member Member since:Jan 2019 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:2170 DVD collection:309	Fantastic film. I have the dvd, but an HD upgrade would be day one for me.

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