Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
I read the article, and I say good for him. As popular as it is for the geek community to laugh at Gates, you need to remember that because of him many of you have jobs. As 'cool' as it is to say that only people who kernel edit for Linux and can write their own OS should be allowed to use computers, the fact that Microsoft made software more accessable to the average user that has problems checking email only made for more opportunities. Help desk, in-home support, admining, software engineer, and even sales benefited from the company that he founded; and I'd say that at least half the people here have jobs related directly to what he did for the industry.
As for the inevitable argument that Microsoft stole from Apple... remember that Apple stole the exact same ideas from Xerox, who were going to dump the project anyways and prevent the computer age from ever happening.
I salute Bill Gates and wish him well in his comfortable retirement, and if I could shake his hand I would. His continued work on the charity organization is nothing less than 100% help to society, and the fact that he's continuing on with is is a very generous gesture to the rest of society.
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
I read the article, and I say good for him. As popular as it is for the geek community to laugh at Gates, you need to remember that because of him many of you have jobs. As 'cool' as it is to say that only people who kernel edit for Linux and can write their own OS should be allowed to use computers , the fact that Microsoft made software more accessable to the average user that has problems checking email only made for more opportunities. Help desk, in-home support, admining, software engineer, and even sales benefited from the company that he founded; and I'd say that at least half the people here have jobs related directly to what he did for the industry.
As for the inevitable argument that Microsoft stole from Apple... remember that Apple stole the exact same ideas from Xerox, who were going to dump the project anyways and prevent the computer age from ever happening.
I salute Bill Gates and wish him well in his comfortable retirement, and if I could shake his hand I would. His continued work on the charity organization is nothing less than 100% help to society, and the fact that he's continuing on with is is a very generous gesture to the rest of society.
Originally posted by: yowolabi
Somehow I doubt his leaving will impact the company or it's direction at all.
Originally posted by: iamaelephant
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
I read the article, and I say good for him. As popular as it is for the geek community to laugh at Gates, you need to remember that because of him many of you have jobs. As 'cool' as it is to say that only people who kernel edit for Linux and can write their own OS should be allowed to use computers, the fact that Microsoft made software more accessable to the average user that has problems checking email only made for more opportunities. Help desk, in-home support, admining, software engineer, and even sales benefited from the company that he founded; and I'd say that at least half the people here have jobs related directly to what he did for the industry.
As for the inevitable argument that Microsoft stole from Apple... remember that Apple stole the exact same ideas from Xerox, who were going to dump the project anyways and prevent the computer age from ever happening.
I salute Bill Gates and wish him well in his comfortable retirement, and if I could shake his hand I would. His continued work on the charity organization is nothing less than 100% help to society, and the fact that he's continuing on with is is a very generous gesture to the rest of society.
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Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
i'm surprised he's stayed this long. if i were him, i would've taken my money and ran LONG ago.
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
I read the article, and I say good for him. As popular as it is for the geek community to laugh at Gates, you need to remember that because of him many of you have jobs. As 'cool' as it is to say that only people who kernel edit for Linux and can write their own OS should be allowed to use computers , the fact that Microsoft made software more accessable to the average user that has problems checking email only made for more opportunities. Help desk, in-home support, admining, software engineer, and even sales benefited from the company that he founded; and I'd say that at least half the people here have jobs related directly to what he did for the industry.
As for the inevitable argument that Microsoft stole from Apple... remember that Apple stole the exact same ideas from Xerox, who were going to dump the project anyways and prevent the computer age from ever happening.
I salute Bill Gates and wish him well in his comfortable retirement, and if I could shake his hand I would. His continued work on the charity organization is nothing less than 100% help to society, and the fact that he's continuing on with is is a very generous gesture to the rest of society.
correction, Linux is 100% free as source or as a whole, meaning that people like myself dont have to pay a cent or write a line of code to use or enjoy it...not only that, Gates was the first person to go against the normal custom of freely sharing software, deciding that making proprietary software for sale.
and, I will admit that I applaud him for giving away all the money he does, but when you think about it, the couple hundred million he gives away is like pennies to him - it is no where near as impressive as the guy making 40k a year, supporting a family, paying taxes, and somehow still being able to donate money
...that being said, I believe these "Gates for President 2012" posts are unnecessary, but hey, thats just my opinion
and, I will admit that I applaud him for giving away all the money he does, but when you think about it, the couple hundred million he gives away is like pennies to him - it is no where near as impressive as the guy making 40k a year, supporting a family, paying taxes, and somehow still being able to donate money
Originally posted by: ndruw
and, I will admit that I applaud him for giving away all the money he does, but when you think about it, the couple hundred million he gives away is like pennies to him - it is no where near as impressive as the guy making 40k a year, supporting a family, paying taxes, and somehow still being able to donate money
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Nope, but giving away $30 billion makes him a better person than those of us who walk past the salvation army bell ringers and pretend to be looking at a cell phone or the sky.
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
I read the article, and I say good for him. As popular as it is for the geek community to laugh at Gates, you need to remember that because of him many of you have jobs. As 'cool' as it is to say that only people who kernel edit for Linux and can write their own OS should be allowed to use computers , the fact that Microsoft made software more accessable to the average user that has problems checking email only made for more opportunities. Help desk, in-home support, admining, software engineer, and even sales benefited from the company that he founded; and I'd say that at least half the people here have jobs related directly to what he did for the industry.
As for the inevitable argument that Microsoft stole from Apple... remember that Apple stole the exact same ideas from Xerox, who were going to dump the project anyways and prevent the computer age from ever happening.
I salute Bill Gates and wish him well in his comfortable retirement, and if I could shake his hand I would. His continued work on the charity organization is nothing less than 100% help to society, and the fact that he's continuing on with is is a very generous gesture to the rest of society.
correction, Linux is 100% free as source or as a whole, meaning that people like myself dont have to pay a cent or write a line of code to use or enjoy it...not only that, Gates was the first person to go against the normal custom of freely sharing software, deciding that making proprietary software for sale.
and, I will admit that I applaud him for giving away all the money he does, but when you think about it, the couple hundred million he gives away is like pennies to him - it is no where near as impressive as the guy making 40k a year, supporting a family, paying taxes, and somehow still being able to donate money
...that being said, I believe these "Gates for President 2012" posts are unnecessary, but hey, thats just my opinion
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Nope, but giving away $30 billion makes him a better person than those of us who walk past the salvation army bell ringers and pretend to be looking at a cell phone or the sky.
if i had an extra 30 billion lying around, I'd give away too
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Nope, but giving away $30 billion makes him a better person than those of us who walk past the salvation army bell ringers and pretend to be looking at a cell phone or the sky.
if i had an extra 30 billion lying around, I'd give away too
You say that now, but if you had all that money, would you... Would you really? You don't really know whether or not you would because it's mere speculation.
His fortune does not make him better than you or anyone else, what he's done with it does. He could have horde it, but instead he's given vast shares of it away.
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Nope, but giving away $30 billion makes him a better person than those of us who walk past the salvation army bell ringers and pretend to be looking at a cell phone or the sky.
if i had an extra 30 billion lying around, I'd give away too
You say that now, but if you had all that money, would you... Would you really? You don't really know whether or not you would because it's mere speculation.
His fortune does not make him better than you or anyone else, what he's done with it does. He could have horde it, but instead he's given vast shares of it away.
of course I would give it away - there is no way anyone could spend 30bil in a lifetime - much less 50bil
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Nope, but giving away $30 billion makes him a better person than those of us who walk past the salvation army bell ringers and pretend to be looking at a cell phone or the sky.
if i had an extra 30 billion lying around, I'd give away too
You say that now, but if you had all that money, would you... Would you really? You don't really know whether or not you would because it's mere speculation.
His fortune does not make him better than you or anyone else, what he's done with it does. He could have horde it, but instead he's given vast shares of it away.
of course I would give it away - there is no way anyone could spend 30bil in a lifetime - much less 50bil
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Originally posted by: ndruw
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Bill Gates is a good man. Hate Microsoft all you want, but Gates himself is a great person. And anyone who says anything negative about his philanthropic contributions should just kill themselves, because he's a better person than you could ever dream of being.
having money makes him better than us?
Nope, but giving away $30 billion makes him a better person than those of us who walk past the salvation army bell ringers and pretend to be looking at a cell phone or the sky.
if i had an extra 30 billion lying around, I'd give away too
You say that now, but if you had all that money, would you... Would you really? You don't really know whether or not you would because it's mere speculation.
His fortune does not make him better than you or anyone else, what he's done with it does. He could have horde it, but instead he's given vast shares of it away.
of course I would give it away - there is no way anyone could spend 30bil in a lifetime - much less 50bil