[themadturk]

Somewhat different, I think. She had no direct financial interest in IBM's decision; she convinced the guy at IBM to look at Bill for the PC's operating system. Sure, at that level favors and family can have a lot of influence, but there wasn't a direct business relationship.

[irishcoffee]

That’s fair. I never meant to imply a business relationship. I only meant the connections aspect. I should have made that more clear.