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Offline TensionTopic starter

Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« on: August 27, 2011, 11:09:23 PM »
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 11:52:17 PM »
Well his post MS philanthropy is certainly to his credit.
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 12:31:46 AM »
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 12:56:40 AM »
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2011, 01:22:39 AM »
Because depopulation and material worship rules?

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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2011, 03:02:28 AM »
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Well his post MS philanthropy is certainly to his credit.


Agreed 100 percent. He is unfathomably philanthropic.
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2011, 07:16:02 AM »
With benefits...

Let's face it, the guy ain't Jesus.
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2011, 10:59:49 AM »
It's very easy to be philanthropic when you have tens of billions of dollars. To his credit he is giving it away - many people don't. What do you do with a billion dollars anyway? Never mind tens of billions...

I'd rather consider how he made those tens of billions of dollars - abuse of monopoly, some seriously underhand manoeuvres, etc. These cost people a lot, and in my opinion held the PC industry back a long time. In addition money stacked away in savings is money not circulating in the economy.

But if we consider the money paid to Microsoft for their sub-standard software and buggy Office suites as being an investment in future philanthropy, then maybe it's all okay. But in that case the people donating the money are the people who've had to use Microsoft products one way or another, and not Bill Gates.
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2011, 11:29:22 AM »
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 02:16:21 PM »
The point is, he didn't have to give anything away. But he did and does.
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 02:23:26 PM »
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Well his post MS philanthropy is certainly to his credit.


Indeed. In the late 90s / early 00s, I spent far too much effort hating Microsoft and their business ethics, which was ultimately childish and pointless. We can argue and complain til we're blue in the face over our stupid digital technologies and the philosophical impact of OS monopolies on the well-being of the industry, but all the while the Gates Foundation is trying to make a difference in the lives of the poor around the world who probably can't even begin to imagine such luxuries. Three cheers for improving access to basic medicines!
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 03:46:56 PM »
Sure the philanthropy is a good gesture. The problem is that everyone seems to have forgotten about how he managed to aquire the huge fortune he has given away. The PC industry made a deal with Devil in handing the monopoly to this guy and it's mortal soul will be sacrificed forever. I'd rather see a hundred smaller companies serving the PC industry and making smaller but worthwhile charitable contributions.
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 04:22:43 PM »
Lets put things into perspective here, instead of claiming this guy is a wonderful philanthropic person, lets break it down into a few simple "known" facts... ;)

Bill Gates net worth in 2011 is $56 Billion (that's his personal wealth)...

How did he acquire this vast fortune...

Through many underhanded business tactics in which many smaller companies were hurt and damaged with no thought or care for those who lost their livelihoods & businesses in the process... :(

There is no denying that he has donated some pretty large sums to charity but remember someone with this kind of money actually benefits financially themselves from doing so when you take into account all the legal loopholes in tax laws that a very clever team of accountants and lawyers who would obviously handle his financial affairs, would soon put to good use for the benefit of Mr Gates... ;)

So... yes... while Mr Gates may appear to be a philanthropist and a very generous guy, just remember all those who had to suffer financially for him to become this so called philanthropist & good guy and the lives & livelihoods he wrecked in the process... :(

It's not jealousy or hatred I have for folk like him it's quite simply I can't understand why any one person would need such vast amounts of money which lets be honest, unless you were truly wreckless with it, no one person could spend that amount in one human lifetime on themselves... :)

So before you sing the praises of Mr Gates, consider how much more he could give (and others like him) and still be a very, very wealthy man with more than enough money left to live his life of luxury... ;)
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2011, 05:20:19 PM »
Bollocks Franko man! He has given away much more than he could've written off against tax. 28 billions he's given away so far! The mind boggles.
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Re: Bill Gates is one of the best people around today.
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2011, 05:30:14 PM »
When i see him, Bill Gates looks more like a whealthy but simple man than a guy living in luxury.
Even though, i do admire the guy for all that he is doing through the Gates Fundation.
I remember the time when computer user thought that it was cool to criticize Microsoft, but now i think this is definitly childish to do so. After all, i guess a large number of people here is using either Windows XP or Windows 7 to browse amiga.org.
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