--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > > > Interesting thing to say about Gates. His stated goal in life > > > > > for several decades was to become the richest man in the > > world... > > > > > > > > He has said publicly that before he dies, he wants to > > > > give away 96 percent of his fortune. > > > > > > > > It's not impossible that's *why* he wanted to become the > > > > richest man in the world: so he could give most of it > > > > away. > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, but his behavior in the business world was NOT that of > > someone who had an ounce > > > of altruism. He made very few charity-oriented remarks until afer > > he got married. And his > > > most famous comment about charities before he got married was that > > he was going to > > > wait until he was 65 and retired before he started worrying about > > that kind of thing. > > > > Makes sense, if you think about it. By that time, any > > money he had invested instead of giving it to charity > > would have doubled or tripled. Now he's retiring, > > apparently, and it seems that what he's going to be > > doing for the rest of his life is figuring out where > > best to give his money away. > > > > Perhaps you're correct, but I can't help recalling the time that Microsoft sent out a press > release proudly touting the millions of dollars of computer equipment they had donated to > public schools, all of which required the WIndows OS to operate... >
What I find impressive is the fact that Microsoft never paid a cent to any political party or lobbyist until Janet Reno handed down that indictment against them for being a monopoly...then, of course, Microsoft DID start playing the political game, just like everyone else... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
