--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>wrote: > >> > >> > >>>>>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>wrote: > >> > >> > >>>><snip> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>Interesting thing to say about Gates. His stated goal in > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>life > >> > >> > >>>>>>>for several decades was to become the richest man in the > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>world... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>He has said publicly that before he dies, he wants to > >>>>>>give away 96 percent of his fortune. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>It's not impossible that's *why* he wanted to become the > >>>>>>richest man in the world: so he could give most of it > >>>>>>away. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>Yeah, but his behavior in the business world was NOT that of > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>someone who had an ounce > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>of altruism. He made very few charity-oriented remarks until > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>afer > >> > >> > >>>>he got married. And his > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>most famous comment about charities before he got married was > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>that > >> > >> > >>>>he was going to > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>wait until he was 65 and retired before he started worrying > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>about > >> > >> > >>>>that kind of thing. > >>>> > >>>>Makes sense, if you think about it. By that time, any > >>>>money he had invested instead of giving it to charity > >>>>would have doubled or tripled. Now he's retiring, > >>>>apparently, and it seems that what he's going to be > >>>>doing for the rest of his life is figuring out where > >>>>best to give his money away. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Perhaps you're correct, but I can't help recalling the time that > >>> > >>> > >>Microsoft sent out a press > >> > >> > >>>release proudly touting the millions of dollars of computer > >>> > >>> > >>equipment they had donated to > >> > >> > >>>public schools, all of which required the WIndows OS to operate... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>What I find impressive is the fact that Microsoft never paid a cent > >>to any political party or lobbyist until Janet Reno handed down that > >>indictment against them for being a monopoly...then, of course, > >>Microsoft DID start playing the political game, just like everyone > >>else... > >> > >> > >> > > > >Don't forget the ultimate in technological scorched earth/poison pill > >strategies, AKA > >"WIndows XP," which was designed to require thousands of programmers, in a > >highly > >coordinated way, to maintain and/or modify. > > > >"Nobody is going to be able to split US up, nosiree..." > > > > > Ultimately Linux will rule. MS will be making apps for it too. >
Nyah, MacOS X r0015 dude. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
