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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
Well again, I will address the ending first. Please do not judge my "personality type" based on comments posted here on GFY. Perhaps you have met Shap and have more information than I do but if we are comparing who cares more, who works harder, who understands things more, I would place myself right next to ANY human being, including Shap.
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Again, this is subjective and speculative for me or you or anyone to say. More a thought experiment and opinion. I for example, would not bet on myself because I know from doing it in the past, that I would not find that passion for the product that others do. I prefer PPC and data and being able to make huge amounts from my note book while depending on no one. Not that it says anything good about me, i've just found I thrive better that way and made the decision to stop everything else and chase it 100%.
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When you see my new HD mini-network and affiliate program called Eleganxia (coming end of January) you will see how I've evolved and on what level I'm playing now. 
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I have no doubt that you will do well. This is not an attack but more an example of how a third party like myself sees people from the outside looking in when trying to evaluate two people.
Who would be predicted to succeed over the next 20 years? Bill Gates who seems to be more about sales numbers than the product or a Steve Jobs that understands not only what people want, but what they will want and has a vision of how to really impact peoples lives with the products he creates and how those products will become an extension of the customers themselves and where the products are more than devices, that they are status and social currency... and who has a deep passion for every aspect of the product and customer experience and how that product fits into and impacts everyone's lives.
Though you may disagree, i see this as a similar comparison... at least from my uninformed perspective. Numbers vs passion.
I have never been a fan of Apple (though Microsoft is forcing me in that direct with Windows 8 and turning my computer into a shitty smart phone).... but I would bet my money on Jobs (had he not committed suicide) over Gates.
Both however, could easily make an argument for how awesome they are and how awesome the future will be. Gates speaking sounds like he has a better grasp on the future of technology than anyone... but running Microsoft as a business and making its products an irreplaceable part of that future is a different problem and where they are and have been failing.