<div class="IPBDescription">what a man that bill gates....</div> <a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28063.html' target='_blank'>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28063.html</a>
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i gotta say, i dont see anything wrong with this. i mean, just the fact that he donates any money to aids research should be praised. not to mention the fact that the donation was his personal money. where the money from microsoft comes from the corporation. how many other companies get ripped on for having an aggressive AND successful business strategy. bah well.
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I wonder what we'd find if we looked at how much money The Register has given to fight AIDS in India. Then let's look at how much they spend on themselves.
I have no un-ending love for Bill Gates but it seems petty and small to look down on him for contributing to a real problem.
Yaaah, uh, lets go get mad at the guy who happens to give more money to his company to insure it's succes then to the fight against HIV! What do you want him to do, switch the numbers and watch M$ fail while the scientists just come up with more expensive ways to fail?
I heard Bill gates once helped his very old neighbor put a window in for them...what a nice guy. C,mon...everyone hates to admit that their just envious of his money and power.
Let me tell you a little story about Gates haters...
It was about 3 years ago, and I was a high school sophomore, at a study session for my class, when some girl starts a little argument about how Bill Gates is so evil. Everyone agreed with her, but naturally I take the opposite argument of the majority. She talks about how much of a slob Gates is and how badly he dresses, rants on and on about how little he donates to charity, and basically insults every aspect of his company and how they corner the market. I tried in vain to defend the poor guy, because I don't agree with judging a person that you haven't even met. Anyways, I've heard lots of insults directed towards Bill Gates, but the reason this person stands out in particular was what happened 2 years later...
Our school gets picked as one of 10 schools in Washington to recieve the Gates grant, in which most of the students get full rides to any school in Washington they want. However, the scholarship is NOT based on academics, its based on INCOME. So, being that my family makes a sizable check, I'm one of the few kids who don't get it. Oh, that girl was so happy when she got that scholarship. "I love Bill Gates!" Well, I think you catch my drift. Me, one of the only Gates supporters, gets jack **obscenity**. Gates haters get set for life.
Oh, and in case you're one of those people who thinks students who come from families with high incomes don't need scholarships, where's the rule that says your family pays for your college? My family never heard it, and I'm going to be way in debt when I get out of here...
By the way, I hate Gates now... <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
I dont like and never did really like him. I only use windows 'cause Im too damn use to it. There was a picture I saw for XP that was Photoshopped. Laughed my **obscenity** of at it and i wish I could find it again.
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I have no un-ending love for Bill Gates but it seems petty and small to look down on him for contributing to a real problem.
but still wheres the sacrifice?
100 mil is only .004% of 42 bill.
if i gave away .004% of my earnings it would be lees than a penny and nobody would give a **obscenity** as they shouldn't.
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It was about 3 years ago, and I was a high school sophomore, at a study session for my class, when some girl starts a little argument about how Bill Gates is so evil. Everyone agreed with her, but naturally I take the opposite argument of the majority. She talks about how much of a slob Gates is and how badly he dresses, rants on and on about how little he donates to charity, and basically insults every aspect of his company and how they corner the market. I tried in vain to defend the poor guy, because I don't agree with judging a person that you haven't even met. Anyways, I've heard lots of insults directed towards Bill Gates, but the reason this person stands out in particular was what happened 2 years later...
Our school gets picked as one of 10 schools in Washington to recieve the Gates grant, in which most of the students get full rides to any school in Washington they want. However, the scholarship is NOT based on academics, its based on INCOME. So, being that my family makes a sizable check, I'm one of the few kids who don't get it. Oh, that girl was so happy when she got that scholarship. "I love Bill Gates!" Well, I think you catch my drift. Me, one of the only Gates supporters, gets jack **obscenity**. Gates haters get set for life.
Oh, and in case you're one of those people who thinks students who come from families with high incomes don't need scholarships, where's the rule that says your family pays for your college? My family never heard it, and I'm going to be way in debt when I get out of here...
By the way, I hate Gates now... <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
XD! I couldn't agree more.
XD! I couldn't agree more.
WTF, it posted me twice..