Because he defrauded Seattle Computing out of the IBM licensing fee by lying to them.
He's scum and his "reputation" is mostly self-generated fluffy PR.
He got booted out of Harvard for stealing $80,000 in computer time, saved only by a "donation" from his father to the alumni fund.
He cheated Seattle Computing out of billions by intentionally deceiving them and violated a written contract to do it.
Grow up and stop being an angry idiot.
Awwwww, does poking holes in your plastic savior hurt your little feelings?
You dorks do nothing but harbor resentment, proving that computer geeks have no social skills.