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SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
For all his fighting talk, Bill Gates did not allow grudges to affect his commercial decisions. The ultimate pragmatist, on many occasions Gates has fought a pitched battle with a rival for years, only to turn around and do business with them when it suits him. In almost every case, it is on his terms.
He happily poured money into Apple, for example, to shore up the company that had been attacking his market position for years.