Jack Tramiel is a fascinating businessman to learn about. I think he should be required study in any business curriculum.<p>- Huge Personality<p>- Ruthless<p>- Hated<p>- Loved<p>- Constant Drama around him<p>He had a definite business plan, and followed it with a kind of madness. He's famously quoted saying "business is war" and truly ran his businesses this way. There's a lot to hate about him, but a lot to learn from -- his weaknesses were as big as his strengths. He was more important in terms of popularizing home computers in his time than Bill Gates and Steve Jobs combined and has often been called the "anti-jobs" for his virtually opposite position on computers from Steve Jobs.<p>He also deeply alienated third parties and towards the end of Atari, they found it virtually impossible to get anybody to work with them. Stories of him and his sons tearing contracts to shreds and shouting "go ahead and sue me" are legendary.<p>Here's some articles on him for anybody interested<p><a href="http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/jack_tramiel_starting_over.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/jack_tramiel_starting...</a><p><a href="http://www.atarimagazines.com/v3n10/JackTramiel.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.atarimagazines.com/v3n10/JackTramiel.html</a><p><a href="http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/11/the-jack-tramiel-we-didnt-know/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/11/the-jack-tramiel-we-didnt...</a><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5900742/the-anti-steve-jobs-dies" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/5900742/the-anti-steve-jobs-dies</a><p><a href="http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/jack_tramiel_starting_over.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/jack_tramiel_starting...</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMD2nF7meDI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMD2nF7meDI</a>