This morning my wife asked me the question in the title of this post.
And then she said, “They’re pretty much interchangeable, right?”
We’ve been married 26 years, and … oh well.
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This made me laugh out loud 
Is “Irreconcilable Differences” grounds for divorce in New Zealand? It’s not in England, but is in France (I’m a dual citizen). (England has a different process that basically has the same end-result though!)
I’m joking of course!
“Steve Jobs or Bill Gates” is the nerd version of “coffee or tea”. Which absolutely should be grounds for divorce. (In this household we drink tea and your only choice is how many sugars.)
I just asked her … and she said it is.
Gulp.
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Though a capable computer user, my wife cares not a whit about technology. She may, but I’m not sure she would know who Steve Jobs was. 
I’m betting millions of people do not know who he was and could care less.
Then again, we all have our interests or lack thereof. I care not a whit about Hollywood celebrities. If he returned, I wouldn’t spend $25 for a ticket to see Elvis.
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Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple in January 2011 (Bill Gates had stepped down at MS in 2008.) That doesn’t seem very long ago to me but Apple had just released the iPhone 3GS a couple of months earlier and was still selling the Xserve and OSX 10.6.
Back then neither Apple or Microsoft looked like companies that were going to become the giants they are today.
I think you would win that bet.
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Selling MSFT a few hours before the Steve Jobs death announcement is a regret of mine.
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As they say, hindsight is 20/20
Ronald Wayne co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in 1976 but sold his 10% share of the company for $800.
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My wife was a big fan of Elvis. I’d have to buy a pair of tickets. But I would be concerned about the Monkey’s Paw effect. It might be a horrific sight!
So is mine. I would happily buy her a ticket, but I would have no interest. I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever attended a live concert, I don’t believe that I have. It is not something that appears to me, although I do love good music.
Buying Apple stock after it fell after Job’s death was one of my best moves.
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