Steve Jobs He had a letter by his bedside until his death. Billa Gatese

Founder Microsoftu, the second richest man in the world and a philanthropist Bill Gates spoke about his relationship with Steve Jobs in an interview with the British newspaper The Telegraph. Although the two visionaries were great rivals in their professional lives, in recent years they have developed a long-standing friendship. The rivalry grew into a friendship in 2007, when Bill Gates founded his foundation with his wife Melinda. In this interview with The Telegraph Bill  mentioned that in the last days of Steve's life he sent him a letter that Steve had writtenoneHe stayed by his bedside until the end. 

"In it, I told Steve that he should feel great about what he's done and the company he's built. I also wrote about his children, whom I had the opportunity to meet." 

However, he did not learn how Steve reacted until after his death, when Laurene, Steve's wife, called him. In a phone call, Laurene admitted that the currently published biography of Walter Isaacson does not accurately describe the relationship that the two visionaries had between them.

“She said to me, ‘Look, that biography really doesn’t do justice to the mutual respect you two had.’ She added that Steve appreciated my letter andone"He kept it by his bedside until the end."

Even though the two of them were constantly teasing each other and trying to outdo each other in terms of who could create a better product, it is clear from the above words that, despite all this, they were good friends who had great respect for each other. However, no one can deny that either of them played a role in changing this world.

• The entire interview with Billem Gatesyou can read it here