Para Steve Jobs, design da Microsoft seria mais inovador se Bill Gates usasse LSD
Conselho foi revelado durante entrevista de Gates ao jornal The Independent, na qual afirma que não está no mesmo nível de Jobs
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Durante a entrevista, o fundador da Microsoft afirma experimentou drogas recreativas durante sua adolescência (Leandro Fonseca/Exame)
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Publicado em 9 de fevereiro de 2025 às 13h40.
O fundador da Apple, Steve Jobs, acreditava que Bill Gates deveria ter experimentado LSD para tornar os produtos da Microsoft mais interessantes. A conversa inusitada foi relatada durante entrevista de Gates ao jornal The Independent: “Para ele, se eu tivesse tomado ácido, talvez teria tido mais gosto no design dos meus produtos”.
No entanto, Gates, que acumulou uma fortuna de US$ 164 bilhões, afirma que o uso de substâncias recreativas apenas prejudicaria sua mente.
A história da Apple e Microsoft, gigantes de tecnologia, é bem distinta: enquanto a primeira pensava em novos produtos e usos distintos para a crescente inovação tecnológica da época, a Microsoft concentrava seus esforços em soluções voltadas para o mercado corporativo, desenvolvendo ferramentas como o pacote Office e em computação em nuvem. As inovações da concorrente não teriam impressionado a Jobs.
Para Gates, as diferenças não eram um problema. “Fiquei com a parte da programação, enquanto ele dominou o marketing e o design, então bom para ele. Nossos talentos eram diferentes: além de compartilharmos a energia de liderança e a vontade de inovar, nossas habilidades não se sobrepunham muito”.
Apesar da rivalidade, Gates sempre reconheceu os pontos fortes de Jobs. “Ele não entendia nada sobre programação, mas sua visão para design e marketing era extraordinária. Eu realmente admiro essa habilidade. Não estou no mesmo nível dele”, admitiu.
Bill Gates e o uso de drogas
Durante a entrevista, o fundador da Microsoft afirma experimentou drogas recreativas, como maconha, durante a adolescência. “Achei que talvez isso me fizesse parecer legal e que alguma garota achasse interessante. Não funcionou, então desisti”.
Aos 20 anos, quando iniciou o trabalho que tornaria a Microsoft em uma das empresas mais valiosas do mundo, teria abandonado completamente o uso de drogas. “Outra coisa sobre minha personalidade é que gosto que minha mente funcione de forma lógica. Então parei... porque isso deixava minha mente bagunçada, seja no momento ou no dia seguinte”, revelou Gates.
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