I’ve just read this on the BBC Technology News site (http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/technology\/8458880.stm)<\/p>\n
“Leading technology figures may have an image problem in the UK, according to a survey.<\/p>\n
In a poll of 1000 British people, 20% had never heard of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and a further 10% thought he worked for a trade union. (They also say Steve who? One in 20 surveyed thought Steve Jobs was a footballer.)<\/p>\n
Fifteen percent believed that web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee was either head of MI5 or an Arctic explorer.<\/p>\n
Microsoft boss Bill Gates was the most well-known but 5% of the group thought he was a comedian or a famous thief. ”<\/p>\n
I suppose they were kind of right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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