The most powerful man on the earth

When I was a boy, we were taught that the President of the United States was themost powerful man on earth. I am beginning to question that truism. I have been watching the power of men like Steve Jobs, Paul Allen, larry Ellison, and Bill Gates shaping the world of computing and begun to realize their impact on the global economy. These men can make or break technologies and companies with their endorsement and support. Our Internet experience is shaped by software and these powerful businessmen control the direction and future of that software. When historians look back at this century I am certain that they will include these men among those who shaped our time and the future.