[blueice]

I will admit, I do not much care for the man...

This article, tells me that the man is devoid of common sense outside of the software business...

Doc's Talk: COP: Bill Gates, Environmental Kook

[Big Dog]

Bubba Gates has drunk DEEP of the Koolade......

[Deersniper]

The fact that Bill left too many gates open for the NSA and the difficulty of using his products inspired me to use Linux, no software needed to install stuff.

[CrazyIvan]

I gotta say...that article seemed highly one-sided. I don't aggree a bit with human-caused global warming, but this writer...OMG:

"But adoration from liberals comes with a high price, especially if you've been one of the most ruthless and successful businessmen in American history."


"Most Ruthless" ? I agree that some of the things Microsoft has done was not in the best interest of the buyers. But, I know plenty of other companies that screwed people over bigtim. Enron, maybe? What about Apple? Apple is 100x worse whe it comes to proprietary crap and making you spend more money because you have something with an "i" in front of it. An iPhone won't work with a regular Blue-Tooth device. It must be an iPhone compatible, which in technical terms, is some iSet headset. You can't plug regular headsets into most newer iPods/iPhones. The plug is the same, but it is inset in the phone deeper than what a regular plug can reach. So, you have to have an adapter. These are just a couple of the most recent issues with Apple.

But, MANY MANY MANY other companies have totally screwed their consumers, much more than Microsoft.

[DWFan]

For the human race to get down to zero CO2 emissions requires its extinction. After all, CO2 is produced by simply breathing.

[nathangdad]

reminds me of the biography I have of Henry Ford. There are cases in American history wherein someone has a particular talent combined with business opportunities. As time and money progress they tend to drift off into a sort of disconnected world. Henry Ford built a home for himself and a home for his mistress on a lake. The homes had "drive in" boat sheds built into them so Henry could just boat over to his mistresses home.
At least to Henry Ford that made his visits "invisible" to the rest of the world. He had other mental quirks too numerous to post here.

[PAPA G]

if i had Gate's net worth. i wouldn't care what anyone thought about me or my ideas.

[TexasT]

Quote:       Originally Posted by papa g

if i had gate's net worth. I wouldn't care what anyone thought about me or my ideas.

+100

[SwedeSteve]

He started in his garage. Look where he is now. Make him the Debt Czar I say !!

[blueice]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Deersniper

The fact that Bill left too many gates open for the NSA and the difficulty of using his products inspired me to use Linux, no software needed to install stuff.

DeerSniper, when I do the next upgrade just around the corner, I am hoping to do it with Linux...

Quote:       Originally Posted by CrazyIvan

I gotta say...that article seemed highly one-sided. I don't aggree a bit with human-caused global warming, but this writer...OMG: "But adoration from liberals comes with a high price, especially if you've been one of the most ruthless and successful businessmen in American history."

One of the founders of Intel (in the ranks of MS in corporate bestiality) Herr Andy Grove, was working with a small software company regarding Intel products, when he received a call from Gates who told him it would not be in their best interest...

The cord was cut and the software company die...

BTW, there are pages after pages, about the questionable business practices of this firm...

Quote:       Originally Posted by PAPA G

if i had Gate's net worth. i wouldn't care what anyone thought about me or my ideas.

Reputation is hard to buy...

[GlockMeister]

Well anyone that pays $100,000 to move a friggin' tree 6 or 8 or 10 inches is a moron. lol

But, I should also mention he's does give lots to charity though too.

But I suppose when you're as rich as he is who cares right? lol

[Deersniper]

Blueice, I suggest the latest version of Ubuntu. I'm running 8.04 and get updates just like Microsoft.
I put in a Fuji camera and and F-Spot photo manager gobbled it right up with no software.
Microsoft is junk in my opinion.

[FortyXDM]

If you had 60 billion and no where to spend it, you might get goofy too !

[blueice]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Deersniper

Blueice, I suggest the latest version of Ubuntu. I'm running 8.04 and get updates just like Microsoft. I put in a Fuji camera and and F-Spot photo manager gobbled it right up with no software. Microsoft is junk in my opinion.

Thank you for the advice, Deersniper! The wifey is a software genius, so I will lean on her and maybe you too....

I wonder if I will be able to access my brokerage account at Scottstrade..?

[Chris]

Quote:       Originally Posted by FortyXDM

If you had 60 billion and no where to spend it, you might get goofy too !

The women, cars, water fountain full of hawaiian punch...

oh the possibilities

[iflylow74]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Deersniper

Blueice, I suggest the latest version of Ubuntu. I'm running 8.04 and get updates just like Microsoft. I put in a Fuji camera and and F-Spot photo manager gobbled it right up with no software. Microsoft is junk in my opinion.

I'm with you Deersniper!! I recently had my students install Windows 7 to several of our lab computers for them to test drive. We have had lots of problems of every kind. On my personal PC's, I'm holding on to XP for a while then I will switch over to Linux.

[blueice]

Linux is slowly gaining market share and after Vista hopefully more...

The abuses by this company are legendary, to say the least...

------>Gates------->

This is what he has bread...

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