Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Chris, Knife the baby. Was a direct quote from Bill Gates, who said it when a startup told him they would not agree to a purchase offer from M$. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes from Knife the baby to savior... Knife

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread mike
Actually knife the baby came from Tevanian in court, he said it in regards to Quicktime. On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Chris, Knife the baby. Was a direct quote from Bill Gates, who said it when a startup told him they would not agree to a

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread tjpa
On Feb 8, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Chris, Knife the baby. Was a direct quote from Bill Gates, who said it when a startup told him they would not agree to a purchase offer from M$. Why are you so surprised? Even Robert Mugabe, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Il-sung, and

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread Chris Dunford
As I said, I'm aware of the quote (and it wasn't Gates who said it, it was an Apple VP). My point was that you try to equate selling software with war profiteering such. I obviously didn't pick the best part of your message to quote. Chris, Knife the baby. Was a direct quote from Bill Gates,

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread Chris Dunford
Chris, Knife the baby. Was a direct quote from Bill Gates, who said it when a startup told him they would not agree to a purchase offer from M$. Why are you so surprised? Even Robert Mugabe, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Il-sung, and Omar al-Bashir have devoted fans. So, the simple fact

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Of yours? Stewart At 10:25 AM 2/8/2010, you wrote: Why are you so surprised? Even Robert Mugabe, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Il-sung, and Omar al-Bashir have devoted fans. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread tjpa
On Feb 8, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: So, the simple fact that it was NOT Gates who said this is of no relevance. Acknowledging that it was an Apple guy, not an MS guy, would interfere too much with MS-bashing. Can't have that. Not that the facts have anything to do with what

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-07 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Chris Dunford Knife the baby??! Good Lord, he must be doing something I haven't heard about. He's a war profiteer, maybe? He's been selling munitions to terrorists? snip This is a reference from the antitrust trial. See http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_3533/ai_53185748/

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-06 Thread Chris Dunford
Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes from Knife the baby to savior... Knife the baby??! Good Lord, he must be doing something I haven't heard about. He's a war profiteer, maybe? He's been selling munitions to terrorists? Peddling tainted infant formula to Third World

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-06 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Chris Dunford Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes from Knife the baby to savior... Knife the baby??! Good Lord, he must be doing something I haven't heard about. He's a war profiteer, maybe? He's been selling munitions to terrorists? snip This is a reference from the

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-06 Thread Eric S. Sande
There aren't any dead babies. A little perspective would be nice. It isn't as bad as it looks. It's an OS, not a war crime. Sure, a lot of people don't like it. A lot of people don't like a lot of things. That doesn't invalidate Windows. As far as the strategies, that's business. Why

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-06 Thread Chris Dunford
Knife the baby??! Good Lord, he must be doing something I haven't heard about. He's a war profiteer, maybe? He's been selling munitions to terrorists? snip This is a reference from the antitrust trial. See http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_3533/ai_53185748/ for ... the

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-06 Thread Eric S. Sande
What's wrong with making a buck off of a war, people do this. I'm afraid you haven't got the message. I know there's a lot of great companies that have done this. Bell Labs, for one. Messerschmitt for another. Mitsubishi. Ford. General Motors. Name the ones that haven't profited from war.

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-02 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com: They too gave away much of their questionable gains to great causes. A cleansing experience, I guess. Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes from Knife the baby to savior... I thought Balmer was the baby knifer. No?

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:03 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it Quoting Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com: They too gave away much of their questionable gains to great causes. A cleansing experience, I

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-01 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes, Gates and his backers make the biggest philanthropy ever. Reminds me of the big capitalists like Andrew Carnegie and Mellon. They too gave away much of their questionable gains to great causes. A cleansing experience, I guess. Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-31 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Schmidt, Paul paul.schm...@ssa.govwrote: Not on this scale, but the Newman Foundation seems to do pretty good too. FYI You got sent to spam in my gmail with a big red warning that you may not be who you claim to be. -- John Duncan Yoyo

[CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread mike
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/decade-of-vaccines-wec-announcement-100129.aspx Pledges 10 Billion dollars to vaccines, could save as many as 8 million kids. Has anyone ever even come close to doing this much good with their money?

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread tjpa
On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:33 AM, mike wrote: Has anyone ever even come close to doing this much good with their money? It is my and your money money. We were cheated out of it. * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread mike
I knew Tom would be the first to complain about saving kids. BTW, it's not YOUR money or MINE...it's HIS...you gave it to him if you bought an MS product, he didn't take it. On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 9:02 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:33 AM, mike wrote: Has anyone ever

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread Schmidt, Paul
Gates saves the world...well some of it http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/decade-of-vaccines-w ec-announcement-100129.aspx Pledges 10 Billion dollars to vaccines, could save as many as 8 million kids. Has anyone ever even come close to doing this much good with their money

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
] On Behalf Of tjpa Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:03 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:33 AM, mike wrote: Has anyone ever even come close to doing this much good with their money? It is my and your

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread mike
@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:33 AM, mike wrote: Has anyone ever even come close to doing this much good with their money? It is my and your money money. We were cheated out

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:34 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Wow.  No, really...WOW.  He could be saving 8 million children and the mac fan bois are crying about a computer virus. I think that Gates, and I believe he is the biggest philanthropist in the United States, just met with Italian