I recall, as do several others in that thread, he made a different prediction that was 'by the end of the year', not 'within three years'. Didn't archive it, as I don't care.

I couldn't agree more regarding Microshaft. Bill Gates made money by stealing code, and then taunting hackers to pirate his products, which worked swimmingly.

I don't claim he's gonna win, or even be relevant whatsoever. He is running though, in more ways than one.