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Larry Ellison

Bill Gates wants people to think he's Edison, when he's really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isn't right... wealth isn't the same thing as intelligence.

Larry Ellison

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Larry Ellison is saying that Bill Gates tries to be seen as a great inventor like Edison but is actually more like Rockefeller, who was focused on building wealth. He argues that having a lot of money does not automatically mean someone is the smartest person.

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