BILL GATES ONCE DRAGGED HIS RIVAL SOFTWARE BOSS TO TRAFFIC COURT INSTEAD OF A BUSINESS MEETING
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Bill Gates once turned a business meeting with Microsoft rival Seymour Rubinstein into a trip to traffic court, where the WordStar founder coached the young co-founder on dodging jail and saving his license. From speeding Porsches and useless radar detectors to a sluggish diesel Mercedes he bought to slow himself down, here's how Gates's obsession with fast cars kept landing him in trouble.
According to Times of India, Bill Gates once turned a business meeting with Microsoft rival Seymour Rubinstein into a trip to traffic court, where the WordStar founder coached the young co-founder on dodging jail and saving his license.
The available RSS description adds: From speeding Porsches and useless radar detectors to a sluggish diesel Mercedes he bought to slow himself down, here's how Gates's obsession with fast cars kept landing him in trouble.
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- Times of India: Bill Gates once turned a business meeting with Microsoft rival Seymour Rubinstein into a trip to traffic court, where the WordStar founder coached the young co-founder on dodging jail and saving his license.
- Times of India: From speeding Porsches and useless radar detectors to a sluggish diesel Mercedes he bought to slow himself down, here's how Gates's obsession with fast cars kept landing him in trouble.
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- 25/07/2026, 07:58 PRIMARY FEED BILL GATES ONCE DRAGGED HIS RIVAL SOFTWARE BOSS TO TRAFFIC COURT INSTEAD OF A BUSINESS MEETING (Times of India • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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