Gates a nice man?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-11-12 05:11am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/story/0, ... 53,00.html

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-11-12 05:13am

So?

Hasn't he been doing stuff like that for years?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-11-12 05:14am

True, but this is the first time it's really been noticed.

RedWizard · Post by **RedWizard** » 2002-11-12 09:14pm

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6166

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-12 09:16pm

RedWizard wrote:http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6166

*snort*

*pokes n00b*

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-12 09:17pm

He may give to charity but then again so did John Gotti. Simply because he donates some of his money doesn't mean he didn't obtain it by dubious means.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-11-12 09:26pm

At least he's donating money. Remember that next time your computer crashes.

If he gave charity a cent for every illegal operation by one a computer running Windows, he would have doubled the GDP of a medium-sized industrial nation by now.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-12 09:32pm

Yeah. What is Jobs doing with his money?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-11-12 09:35pm

Cyril wrote:Yeah. What is Jobs doing with his money?

What money?

punkgothhippie · Post by **punkgothhippie** » 2002-11-13 11:11am

when gates replies one of my emails saying yes he will let me borrow some money i will truely consider him a good man until then...he's a bastard that should die sooon verrrry soon...

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-13 11:34am

He may give to charity but then again so did John Gotti. Simply because he donates some of his money doesn't mean he didn't obtain it by dubious means.

False Asscoaition, your Comparing a know Mobster with the worlds richest man, Remeber how ever much you want to blame Gates, he has not written a single pieace of software since the 286 CPU was NEXT Years tecnology

However yes he does release it but keep in mind your the one buying it

If I sell garabage call it a dellicasy and people buy it, can they realy blaim me for buying it and eating it? I'm the one who plunked down the money when I knew thier where numorius alternatives

(Or I was an idiot and deserved the shaft

)

Billy Boy has been giving money for awhile now incase you never heard of the "Bill and Milidia Gates Foundation" which is dedicated to the elimination of maliria and Ebola along with Small Pox and last year they added Aids

They have over 9 Billion in that Fondation but that never gets publised(Mostly beacuse Reporters use Windows 95 too

)

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 12:09am

Its PR plain and simple.
I mean whats 100 million to him, or even a few billion? After all he can't
actually spend all that money for his personal needs. He needs to keep his shareholders happy though.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28063.html

Oh and btw, my mother is a homophobe and just suggested that you guys are making me me gay

.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-11-15 12:11am

I'm so fucking tired of all this Anti-Bill Gates bullshit.

It's childish.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 12:17am

Oh shut up. If you are tired of it don't read it. Fine, I'll bash Steve Ballmer.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-15 12:22am

Pu-239 wrote:Oh and btw, my mother is a homophobe and just suggested that you guys are making me me gay .

Does she know that there's a ton of atheists on this board too?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-11-15 12:23am

How old are you, Plutonium?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-11-15 12:24am

I don't like bashing Gates either. I don't see anything wrong with him. At least he's an honest businessman, as far as I know.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-15 12:27am

No, he's not. He's got a list of antitrust violations a mile long, and numerous internal memos to show that he is completely unapologetic about it. He is a LAWBREAKER, albeit one with enough money and influence to get away with a slap on the wrist.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 12:27am

Bill Gates an honest businessman? BWAHHAHAHA. Anyways I turned 15 2 months ago.

And no she does'nt know there are atheists on this board, even though she is sitting behind my back at this very moment

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-11-15 12:28am

Fifteen, eh?

Makes perfect sense.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2002-11-15 12:29am

Pu-239 wrote:Oh and btw, my mother is a homophobe and just suggested that you guys are making me me gay .

Hmm. Perhaps I should email you some unquestionably heterosexual pornography? That should change her mind.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-11-15 12:34am

Darth Wong wrote:No, he's not. He's got a list of antitrust violations a mile long, and numerous internal memos to show that he is completely unapologetic about it. He is a LAWBREAKER, albeit one with enough money and influence to get away with a slap on the wrist.

Are you talking about the bullshit about Microsoft being a monopoly because they give away free software in PCs? Or something else? I haven't paid attention to any of that stuff in the news since I heard these ridiculous claims that Microsoft is a monopoly for giving away free stuff. It's not hurting the consumers in the least bit. They are still free to use different operating systems and download other free software. Or even buying other operating systems if they really don't like Windows and such.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 12:47am

I'm pissed off at his attempts, and the attempts of others, to dismantle open standards with 'free' proprietary software. Also his unfair business practices, like forcing OEMs to pay the full price, instead of the discount for OEMs, for a license if they do not comply with M$'s rules. M$ has also forced people to upgrade software even when there is no reason to do so, in order for the customer to retain discount prices and support.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 12:49am

Oh and Bill Gates is only rich because he was at the right place at the right time, and managed to get the deal with IBM for DOS.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-11-15 01:17am

Once Palladium is fully entrenched, Gates will be the first information dictator. Rather than needing to kill dissidents he will simply be able to prevent the spread of information that leads to the creation of dissent. The fact that Gates gives away a handful of millions here and there does not change the fact that in a matter of a decade or two he will be in a position to reach the same ethical level as Adolph Hitler.