Kim Dotcom's brash jetset image 'hid sharp business mind'
File-sharing millionaire refused bail in New Zealand could motivate others into doing what he wanted, claim associates
He lived a life dominated by fast cars, holidays on $10m super-yachts and an obsession with shoot 'em up computer games. But on Wednesday associates of Kim Dotcom, the former hacker wanted by the FBI over download sites allegedly costing copyright holders at least $500m (£320m), claimed his cartoon-like image was carefully calculated to help earn him a fortune. In fact, they said, it obscured a sharp and decisive business intelligence.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012
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