March 2, 2005 6:11 AM PST
Queen taps Gates for knighthood
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Microsoft's chairman receives a British honor that dates back to 1917. Just don't call him "sir."
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Anyhow, he's made enough money to buy any honor he wants. I
just wish he actually was as noble in real life as chivalry might
expect of a knight.
Part of me wonders if this knighting was part of a Microsoft contract with Buckingham Palace lol "Sure, we'll give Buckingham Palace Windows XP for free, only if the Queen knights me!"
age," he said. "Microsoft technology has transformed business
practices, and his company has had a profound impact on the
British economy."
Sure, their technology has changed business practices'; just no-
one knew that m$ technology would more often BE the problem
instead of helping solve problems- also the fact that it would be
expensive for this privilege.
You have no clue how much you owe to MS for helping to bring those costs down.
How very far the Empire has fallen. I do not feel pride today, in being British.
None of us will ever achieve anywhere near the notorious infamy, or contribute anywhere near as much to the deaths of millions.
Somehow Im not feeling very jealous of him.
And if hes the kind of guy that modern day knights are made of then its a sad day indeed for Britain.
Yet again David you have proven that ignorance is bliss.
Considering one of the defining attributes of a child is their ignorance of the world, then I believe people like yourself who live with their heads in the sand much more accurately fit the description.
In other words they are trying to say that our solutions are better than Microsoft, for them, MS is a benchmark for quality. The reason windows is used so much used today because MS said its best and they have made it, rather than crying that we are better than u.
To understand Microsoft you need to be a software developer, and then only to know how much work they have done.
yeah, on the low end.
but she speaks the truth:
microsoft indeed changed bussines practices