Most of these people are nothing but whiners&.Bill Gates held us back& the evil empire&ect. If he is so bad why do you use his products? &and you know most of you do. Second why dont you help out and make something better?
Anyways I say good for him and recognizing he has the ability to help people. Besides I dont think he is that involved in the actual coding and software of products as when he was starting the company.
Sure the next stage in his life is becoming a full-time philanthropist, very honourable of him. Of course with his abundance of wealth its obviously the next logical step? Right?
He will retire from Microsoft right??? Wrong....
In all truthfulness.. He's a shrewd business-man first. Always has been! Underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness, he's always looking for ways to stay on-top, regardless, on who he steps on, even Microsoft's consumers.
Need we forget his comments on the one-laptop-per-child program for children of third world countries?
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Sure the next stage in his life is becoming a full-time philanthropist, very honourable of him. Of course with his abundance of wealth its obviously the next logical step? Right?
He will retire from Microsoft right??? Wrong....
In all truthfulness.. He's a shrewd business-man first. Always has been! Underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness, he's always looking for ways to stay on-top, regardless, on who he steps on, even Microsoft's consumers.
Need we forget his comments on the one-laptop-per-child program for children of third world countries?
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
The next logical step is for him to become a Philanthropist, thats very honourable of him. Of course.. why not? With the abundance of wealth he has. Great!
I mean he will retire from Microsoft eventually too right?? Wrong!...
First off he's a shrewd business man first.. Always has been always will be. He's always looking for ways of staying on top no matter who he steps on, even Microsoft consumers. Oh Yes, even underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness.
Don't be fooled. Need we forget his comments for the one- laptop-per-child program.
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Now how can any child from a third world country be able to afford a broadband connection let alone an expensive laptop as he is proposing. Truth is, Kids from third world countries would be happy with any technology you give them regardless if it had the latest technology or not. If it works use it. Clearly Bill is in another reality all together.
The next logical step is for him to become a Philanthropist, thats very honourable of him. Of course.. why not? With the abundance of wealth he has. Great!
I mean he will retire from Microsoft eventually too right?? Wrong!...
First off he's a shrewd business man first.. Always has been always will be. He's always looking for ways of staying on top no matter who he steps on, even Microsoft consumers. Oh Yes, even underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness.
Don't be fooled. Need we forget his comments for the one- laptop-per-child program.
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Now how can any child from a third world country be able to afford a broadband connection let alone an expensive laptop as he is proposing. Truth is, Kids from third world countries would be happy with any technology you give them regardless if it had the latest technology or not. If it works use it. Clearly Bill is in another reality all together.
The next logical step is for him to become a Philanthropist, thats very honourable of him. Of course.. why not? With the abundance of wealth he has. Great!
I mean he will retire from Microsoft eventually too right?? Wrong!...
First off he's a shrewd business man first.. Always has been always will be. He's always looking for ways of staying on top no matter who he steps on, even Microsoft consumers. Oh Yes, even underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness.
Don't be fooled. Need we forget his comments for the one- laptop-per-child program.
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Now how can any child from a third world country be able to afford a broadband connection let alone an expensive laptop as he is proposing. Truth is, Kids from third world countries would be happy with any technology you give them regardless if it had the latest technology or not. If it works use it. Clearly Bill is in another reality all together.
How many companies exist out there that would not have taken Microsoft out if they could? If the tables were reversed would we be saying the same thing about the Apple people? It is our nature to hate and love the biggest fish in the pond. Companies compete and we all know the tactics they would use to win. Nothing unique about Microsoft...just the fact that the limelight is on them, and who doesn't love to hate them and cheer for the underdog? In the end, deep down, he is a good businessman (not a bad thing) and from what I personally know, a philanthropist who is trying to make a change. Must we vilify the guy at the very time when there are people out there that are going to benefit from his work? If he helps just 1000 kids out there, it is worth it. At this point, he doesn't mean harm to anyone and we should wish him the best of luck...besides his new job is a venture we would all like to see him succeed at this time.
Bill, we will miss you. May your riches be used for the good of ohters less fortunate. Your brains and acumen have shown us the way. Although you have not departed this earth, there will always be someting missing.
Love him or hate him, you can not deny this guy as one of the greatest business men ever. It must be amazing to know that you build one of the greatest and most admired companies on this planet within your lifetime.
It's funny reading all the haters on here. If you weigh up what THEY are (10 points below nothing) and what Gates is, the joke becomes even funnier. I'm sure Gates is sitting in his £1 000 000 000 house caring what Joe Nothing and Nina Nobody is saying about him. Hey, they probably had to pay for his software to be on here in the first place. Gates gives more money away in one year than all the people that ever posted on News.com COMBINED, would ever earn in their whole lives.
Although you'll never read this Bill, nor would I ever use your software, congratulations on a job WELL DONE.
Not because Gates is leaving but Gates is leaving because de corp is dying. He's not stupid, Apple is hitting them on there home turf (no monopoly en no upscale pricing with Vista anymore) and Google (with others) are taking on Office. With those 2 down or crippled MS won't last long and i'm looking forward to it. :)
Cause everyone wants an server-based office suit(they don't), and so many people are shifting to apple(they aren't), it really looks grim for microsoft(no, it really doesn't).
MS is dying. LOL! Give me a break. I don't know that anyone is droping windows for Mac products. It does not make any sense because the business world is almost entirely built on Windows. Very few will dump Microsoft and its products. It will take years and years before Microsot slows down enough to even be hospitalized. It may not be the most popular company in software but it is the most powerful company in software.
MS reached $12B in revenue this past quarter ( a record) nearly $1B per month in profits, hiring 150 people a week, buiding 7 new buildings in Redmond, purchased a bunch of existing buildings and announced 12K new hires over the next 3 years. Seattle economy is booming. And this it your definition of dying?
Someone once said that a prophet is without honor among his own people. And so it seems for Bill Gates as well. No, he's not a prophet. But, yes, among his own people (all you technoids on CNET for example) there seems to be no honor for Mr. Gates. Yet, among the 99.9% of the rest of the world Gates is heralded for what he really is ... the world's most successful businessman and an emerging world-class humanitarian.
And so history will remember him as such. When you look at Gates in the larger perspective of his place among great American businessman his story, his name and his legacy will carry on long after we've all been forgotten.
Great job Bill, and best wishes with your charitable work moving forward. You could have been like so many other rich people and hoarded your cash. Instead, you are choosing a much better path to help others. Kudos!
Wow. Bill Gates the "wonderful guy". This is the same guy that squeezed poor school systems and charities for cash, claiming that dontated copy of Windows 95 could not be reused .. the LICENSE cannot be transferred! So much for his dedication to "charity". My wife's poor rural school district was presented with a bill for $250,000 to "update their licenses". Existing licenses, they were told, wer only good on the the systems they were sold on. Donated computers were almost useless! They responded by installing a Linux web server and switching to StarOffice. Gates went after an Austrailian chaity that was refurbishing used PC'S and distributing them to poor third world nations. His current "charity" kick is all about PR, although thank God, the money is being put to good use. This guy is a greedy egomaniac, born of wealth, who used illegal and unethical tactics to crush new technology and concepts, hold PC manufacturers hostage, and become the richest man in the world. Good job Bill Gates .. you are the finest CONTRACT EXPERT on the planet. However, I am still not convinced he has a soul.
Most entrepreneurs don't do so well when the company goes from the under-dog to the top-dog and he gave it a shot by going to Chief Software Architect and letting somebody else be CEO!
He was involved in pulling computers into the mainstream they are today. Was he alone? No. But what in history all resides on one person?
What does this mean for Microsoft? Only when Bill leaves will we ever know.
A large company is not like a dictatorship or Kingdom guys! While the top people largely influences the "culture" underneath it, the attitudes that trickle down is that of the combined mix and not just one person's!
Balmer has been under Bill's shadow for a long time now but when Bill leaves then he will have to fly on his own and this could be good, or bad and that will also depend on how well he plays with his fellow executives!
Is Steve Jobs next of the company-faces to go? Doubt it, he's the kind of person that wants to die in the saddle with his boots on I think.
Microsoft will survive, most large corporations outlive their creators and Microsoft will be no different. In the future, we might see a more friendlier and kinder Microsoft, one that puts out quality software and reasonable prices, or it could get worst and they could run themselves into the ground.
It doesn't matter either way because we have choice, we always had choice. If Microsoft folds, people can go the linux/unix route or buy a mac and use macosx.
I wonder what impact Bill Gates leaving will have on vista development? Is Microsoft's recent public beta signs of change?
Are cheetahs really the fastest animal in the world?
Is my cellphone carrier reading my thoughts through my cellphone?
People have opinions. Thats fine. Gates has created a lot for the industry, and has given back a lot also. Anyone even remotely interested in business should be taking notes on how it is done from Bill. Sure most of the software has been buggy, but we still buy, and use. Most of you thrashers on here are probably using Windows to post you slandish comments. The future will be great. I respected Bill for a lot of what he has done. I think Ozzie will have a lot of ideas on how to improve the company and the products. And I also see a merge in the future between 3 large powerhouses. Google, MS and MAC. Laugh now, and miss the chance to own a piece of the empire later. There will be a lot of change in many of the companies now that the head piece to Microsoft is stepping down. Smaller rivals are going to make their moves now. I also respect Bill for wanting to concentrate more on charity, I just wish the charities were closer to home.
With his work and funds for the foundation, Gates can leave a larger legacy all over the world in helping to end poverty and illness among those who have been forgotten by the developed nations.
Gates can leave a greate legacy to the world through his work with the foundation. He's changing the lives of those who have been forgotten by the "developed" nations. Kudos to Bill Gates.
A philanthropist is a person who gives money to charity and other causes with no person gain, other then personal satisfaction.
The "philanthropy" of Gates has always been and always will be nothing more than a PR show, and for tax breaks.
Look at his trip to India, he gave a couple hundred million dollars to help out people, but was only to get them to support MS products.
Bill Gates is a cancer on the world. He harms everything he touches, just to make a buck. His software company is one of the most lawless and inept companies in the world. They pratter on about innovation, yet have never invented anything. Everything they produce is either bought, borrowed or flat out stolen, but almost all of it is total dog crap.
MS is floundering. Vista is showing itself to be a bloated and unsecure POS. Nothing more then a copy of what has been available elsewhwere for years, but yet still can't get it right. The most needed features have been cut out and are still years away, despite the fact that those same features have been available on other systems for years and in some cases, decades. Of course he is leaving. MS is nothing more then a follower and he wants to leave before the truth comes out and is known to even the most ignorant computer user, which is of course his base.
Good riddance to the founder of a company that has held the computer industry down. MS will happily be weakened over the next few years and you will see an explosion of true innovation during the next 10 years. The best part is that MS will, of course, play no part in it, and that will be for the benefit of all mankind.
So I suppose that an argument can be made that stepping down will be Gates' first and last true philanthropist action.
I know the easiest and most popular response it to pounce on the man on top. At least he's giving something back. Wonder how much money those of you who are so eager to criticize are giving back to your community. The man isn't always right but, he certainly isn't always wrong. If he was, why are so many using the Windows operating system.
It really is too bad that you people can't really appreciate an act of charity. Gates may have one of the biggest companies in the world, but he also has the biggest charity. I guess a lot of you are just a little jealous that Jobs hasn't done the same with his wealth?
This isn't something new, Gates has been doing this for a very long time.
Selfishness is what plagues the world. You're pissed because what he did to your computers (which you probably wouldn't even have if it wasn't for Gates), and can't even stop to think about other people who don't even have electricity, or a proper home, let alone a computer.
I have never felt such embarresment when reading this board. Riddled with paranoia and conceitedness, this place has become nothing more than a place to vent your narcisstic rants.
All you people who are making Gates sound like God because of his giving to charity should ask one question: What PERCENTAGE of his overall wealth goes to charitable causes? Yes, what he gives is a tremendous pile of money, but his overall pile is probably 1,000x tremendous! I'm betting that there are a fair number of Americans whose PERCENTAGE of giving beats Gates. Remember the story about the widow who gave only a few coins, but it was all she had? I'm betting Bill has enough left over after his giving to live VERRRRRRRY comfortably!
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have $28.8 Billion (source: <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio.asp" target="_newWindow">http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio.asp</a>)
According to Wikipedia, as on March 9, 2006, his net worth was $50.0 Billion (of course it keeps fluctuating) (source: <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates" target="_newWindow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates</a>)
So he's given up almost 60% of his wealth... That's a pretty big amount dude! So think before you criticize someone. I think he's doing a great job... and now he's retiring to support the cause not only with his money, but his time too... Keep it up Bill... I wish there were more like you..
Anything giving to charity is great. Kind of money Bill Gates giving, he is greatest. I see lot of haters here. Must be those Linux idiots and Mac Fan boys.
Until you give the same percentage of money to charity and perform to the same type of/level of generosity that he and his foundation has I would suggest you quiet down. The man gives BILLIONS regularly, there aren't many other individuals (let alone companies) that give the types of amounts that this man does. Get off the hateraid man...
OK. So it's 50%. (Although that's debateable, since Microsoft stock is now worth about 1/3 what it was in January, 2000--when he endowed the foundation with $18b.)
OK, so he's a peach of a guy.
But as far as anyone else's giving--like someone else said, we'll never know. Maybe their donations are made in the best way. Anomyously.
US has no memory. 1) Gates' M$ was "settled" 1994 anti trust suit, violated lost in 2000. 2) Computer sites (not general media) reported M$ lobbyists writing checks trying to get the DoJ funding cut. (Kill your enemy, even the Gov.!) 3) There were reports that Billg leveraged Bill & Melinda Foundation 3rd world clinics to locals buying M$. 4) Gates moved from Chair + CEO to Chair + Chief Softw Architect. 5) 2006 hu's on 1st? When they came to see Dubbaya in D.C., Hu Jin tao and Vincente Fox FIRST talked to Gates & Boeing.
Therefore this looks like just a move to CEO, faux humanitarian, and Government Architect.
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As a normal end user...I am sticking with the best thing going.
And.. I could care less what you choose.
Your one-liner of a post amuses me to know end.
Clearly your the pea brain!
Anyways I say good for him and recognizing he has the ability to help people. Besides I dont think he is that involved in the actual coding and software of products as when he was starting the company.
philanthropist, very honourable of him. Of course with his
abundance of wealth its obviously the next logical step? Right?
He will retire from Microsoft right??? Wrong....
In all truthfulness.. He's a shrewd business-man first. Always
has been! Underneath that sharp finely waxed image of
goodness, he's always looking for ways to stay on-top,
regardless, on who he steps on, even Microsoft's consumers.
Need we forget his comments on the one-laptop-per-child
program for children of third world countries?
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing
capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from
network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a
broadband connection and have somebody there who can help
support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can
actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the
thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Clearly he's in another reality all-together.
I mean check out this link..
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-" target="_newWindow">http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-</a>
one-laptop-per-child-project/
Don't be fooled.
philanthropist, very honourable of him. Of course with his
abundance of wealth its obviously the next logical step? Right?
He will retire from Microsoft right??? Wrong....
In all truthfulness.. He's a shrewd business-man first. Always
has been! Underneath that sharp finely waxed image of
goodness, he's always looking for ways to stay on-top,
regardless, on who he steps on, even Microsoft's consumers.
Need we forget his comments on the one-laptop-per-child
program for children of third world countries?
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing
capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from
network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a
broadband connection and have somebody there who can help
support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can
actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the
thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Clearly he's in another reality all-together.
I mean check out this link..
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-" target="_newWindow">http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-</a>
one-laptop-per-child-project/
Don't be fooled.
very honourable of him. Of course.. why not? With the
abundance of wealth he has. Great!
I mean he will retire from Microsoft eventually too right??
Wrong!...
First off he's a shrewd business man first.. Always has been
always will be. He's always looking for ways of staying on top no
matter who he steps on, even Microsoft consumers. Oh Yes,
even underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness.
Don't be fooled. Need we forget his comments for the one-
laptop-per-child program.
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing
capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from
network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a
broadband connection and have somebody there who can help
support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can
actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the
thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Now how can any child from a third world country be able to
afford a broadband connection let alone an expensive laptop as
he is proposing. Truth is, Kids from third world countries would
be happy with any technology you give them regardless if it had
the latest technology or not. If it works use it. Clearly Bill is in
another reality all together.
Check this link out.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-" target="_newWindow">http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-</a>
one-laptop-per-child-project/
Don't be fooled. He will always be with Microsoft.
very honourable of him. Of course.. why not? With the
abundance of wealth he has. Great!
I mean he will retire from Microsoft eventually too right??
Wrong!...
First off he's a shrewd business man first.. Always has been
always will be. He's always looking for ways of staying on top no
matter who he steps on, even Microsoft consumers. Oh Yes,
even underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness.
Don't be fooled. Need we forget his comments for the one-
laptop-per-child program.
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing
capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from
network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a
broadband connection and have somebody there who can help
support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can
actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the
thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Now how can any child from a third world country be able to
afford a broadband connection let alone an expensive laptop as
he is proposing. Truth is, Kids from third world countries would
be happy with any technology you give them regardless if it had
the latest technology or not. If it works use it. Clearly Bill is in
another reality all together.
Check this link out.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-" target="_newWindow">http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-</a>
one-laptop-per-child-project/
Don't be fooled. He will always be with Microsoft.
very honourable of him. Of course.. why not? With the
abundance of wealth he has. Great!
I mean he will retire from Microsoft eventually too right??
Wrong!...
First off he's a shrewd business man first.. Always has been
always will be. He's always looking for ways of staying on top no
matter who he steps on, even Microsoft consumers. Oh Yes,
even underneath that sharp finely waxed image of goodness.
Don't be fooled. Need we forget his comments for the one-
laptop-per-child program.
Hardware is a small part of the cost of providing computing
capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from
network connectivity, applications and support.
If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a
broadband connection and have somebody there who can help
support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can
actually read the text and youre not sitting there cranking the
thing while youre trying to type, Gates said.
Now how can any child from a third world country be able to
afford a broadband connection let alone an expensive laptop as
he is proposing. Truth is, Kids from third world countries would
be happy with any technology you give them regardless if it had
the latest technology or not. If it works use it. Clearly Bill is in
another reality all together.
Check this link out.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-" target="_newWindow">http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/03/16/bill-gates-on-the-</a>
one-laptop-per-child-project/
Don't be fooled. He will always be with Microsoft.
It's funny reading all the haters on here. If you weigh up what THEY are (10 points below nothing) and what Gates is, the joke becomes even funnier. I'm sure Gates is sitting in his £1 000 000 000 house caring what Joe Nothing and Nina Nobody is saying about him. Hey, they probably had to pay for his software to be on here in the first place.
Gates gives more money away in one year than all the people that ever posted on News.com COMBINED, would ever earn in their whole lives.
Although you'll never read this Bill, nor would I ever use your software, congratulations on a job WELL DONE.
PS.
Thanks for Halo!
is dying. He's not stupid, Apple is hitting them on there home turf
(no monopoly en no upscale pricing with Vista anymore) and
Google (with others) are taking on Office. With those 2 down or
crippled MS won't last long and i'm looking forward to it. :)
And so history will remember him as such. When you look at Gates in the larger perspective of his place among great American businessman his story, his name and his legacy will carry on long after we've all been forgotten.
Great job Bill, and best wishes with your charitable work moving forward. You could have been like so many other rich people and hoarded your cash. Instead, you are choosing a much better path to help others. Kudos!
James.
squeezed poor school systems and charities for cash, claiming
that dontated copy of Windows 95 could not be reused .. the
LICENSE cannot be transferred! So much for his dedication to
"charity". My wife's poor rural school district was presented
with a bill for $250,000 to "update their licenses". Existing
licenses, they were told, wer only good on the the systems they
were sold on. Donated computers were almost useless! They
responded by installing a Linux web server and switching to
StarOffice. Gates went after an Austrailian chaity that was
refurbishing used PC'S and distributing them to poor third world
nations. His current "charity" kick is all about PR, although
thank God, the money is being put to good use. This guy is a
greedy egomaniac, born of wealth, who used illegal and
unethical tactics to crush new technology and concepts, hold PC
manufacturers hostage, and become the richest man in the
world. Good job Bill Gates .. you are the finest CONTRACT
EXPERT on the planet. However, I am still not convinced he has
a soul.
Arlen Owens
crazyarlo@gmail.com
He was involved in pulling computers into the mainstream they are today. Was he alone? No. But what in history all resides on one person?
What does this mean for Microsoft? Only when Bill leaves will we ever know.
A large company is not like a dictatorship or Kingdom guys! While the top people largely influences the "culture" underneath it, the attitudes that trickle down is that of the combined mix and not just one person's!
Balmer has been under Bill's shadow for a long time now but when Bill leaves then he will have to fly on his own and this could be good, or bad and that will also depend on how well he plays with his fellow executives!
Is Steve Jobs next of the company-faces to go? Doubt it, he's the kind of person that wants to die in the saddle with his boots on I think.
Only time will tell.
It doesn't matter either way because we have choice, we always had choice. If Microsoft folds, people can go the linux/unix route or buy a mac and use macosx.
I wonder what impact Bill Gates leaving will have on vista development? Is Microsoft's recent public beta signs of change?
Are cheetahs really the fastest animal in the world?
Is my cellphone carrier reading my thoughts through my cellphone?
Are peanut a pea or a nut?
P.S. I'm at work and I'm bored out of my mind!
The "philanthropy" of Gates has always been and always will be nothing more than a PR show, and for tax breaks.
Look at his trip to India, he gave a couple hundred million dollars to help out people, but was only to get them to support MS products.
Bill Gates is a cancer on the world. He harms everything he touches, just to make a buck. His software company is one of the most lawless and inept companies in the world. They pratter on about innovation, yet have never invented anything. Everything they produce is either bought, borrowed or flat out stolen, but almost all of it is total dog crap.
MS is floundering. Vista is showing itself to be a bloated and unsecure POS. Nothing more then a copy of what has been available elsewhwere for years, but yet still can't get it right. The most needed features have been cut out and are still years away, despite the fact that those same features have been available on other systems for years and in some cases, decades. Of course he is leaving. MS is nothing more then a follower and he wants to leave before the truth comes out and is known to even the most ignorant computer user, which is of course his base.
Good riddance to the founder of a company that has held the computer industry down. MS will happily be weakened over the next few years and you will see an explosion of true innovation during the next 10 years. The best part is that MS will, of course, play no part in it, and that will be for the benefit of all mankind.
So I suppose that an argument can be made that stepping down will be Gates' first and last true philanthropist action.
At least he's giving something back.
Wonder how much money those of you who are so eager to criticize are giving back to your community.
The man isn't always right but, he certainly isn't always wrong. If he was, why are so many using the Windows operating system.
This isn't something new, Gates has been doing this for a very long time.
Selfishness is what plagues the world. You're pissed because what he did to your computers (which you probably wouldn't even have if it wasn't for Gates), and can't even stop to think about other people who don't even have electricity, or a proper home, let alone a computer.
I have never felt such embarresment when reading this board. Riddled with paranoia and conceitedness, this place has become nothing more than a place to vent your narcisstic rants.
Congratulations.
hope it helps!
According to Wikipedia, as on March 9, 2006, his net worth was $50.0 Billion (of course it keeps fluctuating) (source: <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates" target="_newWindow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates</a>)
So he's given up almost 60% of his wealth... That's a pretty big amount dude! So think before you criticize someone. I think he's doing a great job... and now he's retiring to support the cause not only with his money, but his time too... Keep it up Bill... I wish there were more like you..
that of Gates.
OK, so he's a peach of a guy.
But as far as anyone else's giving--like someone else said, we'll never know. Maybe their donations are made in the best way. Anomyously.
1) Gates' M$ was "settled" 1994 anti trust suit, violated lost in 2000.
2) Computer sites (not general media) reported M$ lobbyists writing checks trying to get the DoJ funding cut. (Kill your enemy, even the Gov.!)
3) There were reports that Billg leveraged Bill & Melinda Foundation 3rd world clinics to locals buying M$.
4) Gates moved from Chair + CEO to Chair + Chief Softw Architect.
5) 2006 hu's on 1st? When they came to see Dubbaya in D.C., Hu Jin tao and Vincente Fox FIRST talked to Gates & Boeing.
Therefore this looks like just a move to CEO, faux humanitarian, and Government Architect.