Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: Gates overtaken by Swede.  (Read 2376 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline T_BoneTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2002
  • Posts: 5124
    • Show only replies by T_Bone
    • http://www.amiga.org/userinfo.php?uid=1961
Gates overtaken by Swede.
« on: April 05, 2004, 12:02:52 AM »
http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html

"Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday."

this space for rent
 

Offline Wolfe

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Nov 2002
  • Posts: 1005
    • Show only replies by Wolfe
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2004, 09:18:39 AM »
Well, I guess that means Bill will be raising the price on Windblows . . .  :shocked:
Avatar Babe:  Monica Bellucci  -    :love:
 

Offline whabang

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2002
  • Posts: 7270
    • Show only replies by whabang
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2004, 09:35:41 AM »
Haha! The richest man in the world is a nazi! :lol:
Beating the dead horse since 2002.
 

Offline T_BoneTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2002
  • Posts: 5124
    • Show only replies by T_Bone
    • http://www.amiga.org/userinfo.php?uid=1961
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2004, 11:05:56 AM »
Now, the Drudge Report is wondering what's up, as he was only listed as #13 on Forbes, and as having 18.5 Billion.

Forbes.com (with pass built into link)

Wonder where the suddenly available $35 billion extra came from?
this space for rent
 

Offline Dan

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2002
  • Posts: 1766
    • Show only replies by Dan
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2004, 11:10:15 AM »
To think there was that much money to be made by not including the last screw needed to put the furniture together.
Apple did it right the first time, bring back the Newton!
 

Offline T_BoneTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2002
  • Posts: 5124
    • Show only replies by T_Bone
    • http://www.amiga.org/userinfo.php?uid=1961
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2004, 11:28:17 AM »
 :lol:
this space for rent
 

Offline whabang

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2002
  • Posts: 7270
    • Show only replies by whabang
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2004, 11:33:24 AM »
Quote

Dan wrote:
To think there was that much money to be made by not including the last screw needed to put the furniture together.

Sooooooo true! :roflmao:
Beating the dead horse since 2002.
 

Offline Speelgoedmannetje

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2002
  • Posts: 9656
    • Show only replies by Speelgoedmannetje
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2004, 03:55:38 PM »
Aaah, the American dream, come true, in SWEDEN????
And the canary said: \'chirp\'
 

Offline whabang

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2002
  • Posts: 7270
    • Show only replies by whabang
Re: Gates overtaken by Swede.
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2004, 04:01:38 PM »
Quote

Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
Aaah, the American dream, come true, in SWEDEN????

Sweden - The true 51st state!
Beating the dead horse since 2002.