What do you think about Bill Gates?

[digitalsuperman]

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pure genius... :mrgreen:

[Visual C#]

He's a genius He's a bloody billionaire at least 55b$ worth his windows will continue to dominate and gradually kill any competitor that directly or indirectly compete with his mammoth softwares ,before he will die he will be the first one to be a trillionaire. i wonder how can you spend a money like that

Before you bash him like an anti-M$ fanboi, without knowing facts, know that Bill Gates is one of the most prolific philantrophists out there. The Bill Gates-Melinda Gates foundation has an endowment of at least $ 28 billion. So while most of us don't like M$ and their strong arming tactics, give credit when it is due.

[Freeza]

He's aÂ* genius He's a bloody billionaire at least 55b$ worth his windows will continue toÂ* dominate and gradually kill any competitor that directly or indirectly compete with his mammoth softwares ,before he will die he will be the first one to be a trillionaire. i wonder how can you spend a money like that

Before you bash him like an anti-M$ fanboi, without knowing facts, know that Bill Gates is one of the most prolific philantrophists out there. The Bill Gates-Melinda Gates foundation has an endowment of at least $ 28 billion. So while most of us don't like M$ and their strong arming tactics, give credit when it is due.

yes acccording to news reports he had given close to 50billion$ to charities already and it's tax free but
his company still has enough money to wipe the asses of anything on it's path, just like that google incident in the past
http://news.com.com/Court+docs+Ballm...-5846243.html?

i dont hate Mr bill without him computer tech would not be were it is today,and probally i cant play good games without his DX9. but microsoft is becoming to a unwanted juggernaut sonner cars,planes,ships ,homes, appliances,everything will be automated and you need software for it and the day of robots are about to come windows might just power up their A.I.if he could corner all of this he owns as all.... Mr. bill seems have a tendency for unhealty competition ..he is LIOn hell who wants to be a chicken in the business world but this LIOn is turning into something else a something the likes of Godzilla....

[P-Chan]

if only i have that much money... *dreaming

[omad]

re the Google incident: that holds true to every businesses. CEO's, VP's down to managers get pirated by their competition to gain the upperhand in future projects/endeavors. that's a no-brainer...

re Microsoft becoming an "unwanted juggernaut": I don't think so. the technology we see in movies is still very far fetched to happen in "our lifetime" - robots - give me a break.. c'mon man, let's get back to reality here.

re Bill Gates: he's just a "lucky son of a gun". he had the right idea at the right time. just like the Rod Stewart song "some guys have all the luck". he's on top currently, and he's the only one who can make or break the future of his baby - Microsoft -

[baliguat]

pwede niya ma bayaran utang sa pinas... sa kadaghan sa iya warta

[Visual C#]

yes acccording to news reports he had given close to 50billion$ to charities already and it's tax free but
his company still has enough money to wipe the asses of anything on it's path, just like that google incident in the past
http://news.com.com/Court+docs+Ballm...-5846243.html?

i dont hate Mr bill without him computer tech would not be were it is today,and probally i cant play good games without his DX9. but microsoft is becoming to a unwanted juggernaut sonner cars,planes,ships ,homes, appliances,everything will be automated and you need software for it and the day of robots are about to come windows might just power up their A.I.if he could corner all of this he owns as all.... Mr. bill seems have a tendency for unhealty competition ..he is LIOn hell who wants to be a chicken in the business world but this LIOn is turning into something else a something the likes of Godzilla....

Again, continuing your rant as an anti-M$ fanboi, you are associating the whole company with a single person. A single person. Bill Gates is simply the Chairman of M$; the main actions of the company are directed by their CEO Steve Ballmer, and of course, the ever loveable interests of their stock holders.

Let's face it, business is business: Microsoft is simply doing what it needs to to survive. Interpretations of their business strategies are best suited in another thread. But don't berate a person just for the actions of the company that he is in. That is simply childish and totally uneducated. Do you know him personally, enough to say such things? I don't think so.

[fingolfin]

.. a very generous man. Spending or giving at least half of his fortune to refund research on AIDS and CANCER treatment and other charitable works.

[b] Freeze, we are talking about Bill Gates here, not Microsoft.

[Freeza]

yes acccording to news reports he had given close to 50billion$ to charitiesÂ* already and it's tax freeÂ* but
his company still has enough money to wipe the asses of anything on it's path, just like that google incident in the past
http://news.com.com/Court+docs+Ballm...846243.html?Â*

i dont hate Mr billÂ* Â* without him computer tech would not be were it is today,and probally i cant play good games without his DX9.Â* but microsoft is becoming to a unwanted juggernaut sonner cars,planes,ships ,homes, appliances,everything will be automated and you need softwareÂ* for it and the day of robots are about to come windows might just power up their A.I.if he could corner all of this he owns as all.... Mr. bill seems have a tendency for unhealty competition ..he is LIOn hell who wants to be a chicken in the business world but this LIOn is turning into something else a something the likes ofÂ* Godzilla....

Again, continuing your rant as an anti-M$ fanboi, you are associating the whole company with a single person. A single person. Bill Gates is simply the Chairman of M$; the main actions of the company are directed by their CEO Steve Ballmer, and of course, the ever loveable interests of their stock holders.

Let's face it, business is business: Microsoft is simply doing what it needs to to survive. Interpretations of their business strategies are best suited in another thread. But don't berate a person just for the actions of the company that he is in. That is simply childish and totally uneducated. Do you know him personally, enough to say such things? I don't think so.

yo im cool with that manÂ*



Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* oh well my rantings are bit childish its the effect of playing to much online games i guess,but its only an healthy discussion on a public furom.And im not excatly anti-M$ fanboi as you seemly as you perceive i am. As i said before if not for him,computer tech would not be were it is today.And i would have never bought his xp pro,home which cost me 8000 each from Nkai if i am such a lousy one.And i have read about the guy drives to work with a 7 year old car, eats sandwitches and lives a life that costs absolutley nothing even though he can afford to buy castles,helping the Red Cross,donating to Africa's Countries and such and his products are great it is a credit due to him.He may not run the day to day business of MS but the plans the visions are directly from him and thats is good news his Ms is the most successful business story that have been in this world .


Â* Â* Â* Â* MY only point here it would be just be better off if there is some kind of equilibrium,like Airbus and Boeing or Intel and Amd, linux couldnt be possiblyÂ* a level of MS.....And it is relevant because in the next decade or so TV,radios, cellphones ,appliances, gaming consoles,watches, homes will be automated and wired to the net it wouldn't be just your PC that will require an OS or software, air,sea,land vehicles automation are still far and may appear within our dying old ageÂ* what a crap (and so the robots windows poweredÂ* AiÂ*hehehe too OMAd is right not in our life time or two (...BILL might not have visionsÂ* for this or is not in control but his companyÂ* is moving to that emerging markets and there is nothing wrong with that as i pointed out before we just need a balance a healty free market competition but the problem is there is nothing that could effectively stand against ,to act as a balancing fiscal if we speak ofÂ* Bill's MS and it is not Bill's mistake nor his problem ,his products are quality made.

and i dont need to be anÂ* atenean or lassalle or a diliman UP alumni to make a critical discussion and it is grossly inaccurate andÂ* false to say o_O eh to have a comment such like one is UNEDUCATED, as you have said i dont know Bill Gates but neither are you, so lets have some healthy exchange hereÂ*

[StyM]

he's uber rich and has the richest foundation in the world, probably to avoid tax..