Someone who appropriates the work of others to achieve fame and fortune, claiming that it was their idea all along, and often making simple changes in its appearance to make it appear to a be a new idea.
Origin: Trey didn't write DOS, Tim did, but after buying the Quick'n'Dirty DOS dirt cheap, Trey then seat-licenced it to IBM for their nifty new "personal" computer for 30 bucks a pop. Millions of dollars later, he could afford to beg, buy borrow or steal most of the other nifty original ideas thought up by truly innovative minds during the 1980s and 1990s. The millions became billions and the rest became history as you know it.
Eventually the will be reduced to just ' gates', so 'doing a gates' and 'gating someone'.
Origin: Trey didn't write DOS, Tim did, but after buying the Quick'n'Dirty DOS dirt cheap, Trey then seat-licenced it to IBM for their nifty new "personal" computer for 30 bucks a pop. Millions of dollars later, he could afford to beg, buy borrow or steal most of the other nifty original ideas thought up by truly innovative minds during the 1980s and 1990s. The millions became billions and the rest became history as you know it.
Eventually the will be reduced to just ' gates', so 'doing a gates' and 'gating someone'.
by The Hupester April 28, 2015
One nite, Bill Gates slept with a whore at a five star hotel. And after having balled her, he asked, “How do you feel when you sleep with one of the richest men in the world like me?”.
The whore answered, “micro+soft”.
The whore answered, “micro+soft”.
by quan cao tien August 25, 2010
The richest man in the world who made his billions by creating the Windows OS, which gained popularity by having several useful, though sub-par, programs already installed.
Many often ridicule the Windows OS, although the same majority continue to use it.
Many often ridicule the Windows OS, although the same majority continue to use it.
by 33Arsenic June 27, 2005
Her distinguishing trait was her munificence: she gives liberally to those less fortunate than herself. People always said she was a real Bill Gates when it came to charity.
by Brian Harvey November 12, 2005
The act of masturbating with a Windows installation disc. The person engaging in this practice inserts his penis through the center of the disc. If performed improperly, the cd can be stuck around the person's dick, which requires prompt medical attention.
by ChemicalGoat May 22, 2009
One of the only people in the world who can rip off someones idea and make MORE money, then continue copying them for years and years.
by Max Rose October 04, 2008
The greatest con artist, thief, and criminal who ever lived. In the total 30+ years that his company, Microsoft, was in existence, they have yet to produce one halfway decent product. Everything they make is a rip off of another companies product (Windows = Mac OS, Xbox = PlayStation, Zune = iPod, etc).
A message Bill Gates always sees when creating a new version of Windows "Are you sure you want to change all words beginning with "Mac OS" located on the volume Mac OS X Install DVD.dmg to "Windows?"
by Justingraziano July 28, 2008