Der Programmier-Superstar und seine Mutter

Avie Tevanian had been working on Mach as a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon, and Steve Jobs recognized he was a star and hired him straight away. (Microsoft countered by hiring Avie’s old advisor to work on NT, which is kind of like Microsoft hiring my mom because I’m a good programmer.)

Quelle: Call Me Fishmeal.: Pimp My Code, Part 15: The Greatest Bug of All