sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> 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... >> >> >> > >Don't forget the ultimate in technological scorched earth/poison pill >strategies, AKA >"WIndows XP," which was designed to require thousands of programmers, in a >highly >coordinated way, to maintain and/or modify. > >"Nobody is going to be able to split US up, nosiree..." > > Ultimately Linux will rule. MS will be making apps for it too.
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