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   #25. Posted at 05:42 AM on Jun 16th 2006 Edit   Reply
blastdoor
It would be kind of neat if in another 5 years or so Steve Jobs were to retire to start his own charity and compete with Bill Gates' charity to see who could come up with the best solutions to world problems. It would be pretty cool if one of the most competitive rivalries in business became a competitive rivalry in doing good charity work.
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#25, Yah. If you consider a 4% +/- market share competitive by Ma...  :  Retiky  (#30)  «
#25, Does Steve have a downpayment of $27Bill's to start with? (I...  :  DrDillyBar  (#32)  «

   #31. Posted at 12:34 AM on Jun 17th 2006 Edit   Reply
slot_one
I'll miss him. :(
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   #28. Posted at 11:23 AM on Jun 16th 2006 Edit   Reply
SaintSinner
Retirement at 31 .... u kidding man go back to work NOW !!!

Bill if you reading this please answer me ... I need some money for Xbox360 :( I got already $2 send me please check or money order with balance ... :((

Sincerely,

Microsoft Fan
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#28, No, retiring after *31 years at Microsoft*.  :  Forge  (#29)  «

   #2. Posted at 07:06 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
albundy
charitable efforts? how about lowering the f*ckin price of your OS, dammit!
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#2, It's incredible how much this guy can do, and people will st...  :  A_Pickle  (#8)  «
#8, It's strange... I like the guy for his achievment and ene...  :  wierdo  (#27)  «
#2, Oh, yes, making an OS cheaper is a much better idea than bri...  :  SNM  (#14)  «
#14, Actually 90 dollars for a piece of software (talking abou...  :  Wajo  (#16)  «
#14, Now your just being political. Isnt beaurocractic politic...  :  albundy  (#17)  «
#17, It's actually a vicious circle, since the goverment is...  :  Decelerate  (#18)  «
#17, lowering the price of windows can stop world hunger......  :  willyolio  (#20)  «
#20, Is it just me or is the quality of comments degradi...  :  dmitriylm  (#22)  «
#22, I have to say it has been about the same, the di...  :  Krogoth  (#24)  «

   #26. Posted at 06:00 AM on Jun 16th 2006 Edit   Reply
Jigar
I guess bill needs to reboot himself ... :-)
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   #23. Posted at 12:08 AM on Jun 16th 2006 Edit   Reply
DrDillyBar
That Charity of his will likely change the world a few times, and outlive me a few times over to boot.
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   #21. Posted at 11:49 PM on Jun 15th 2006, Edited at 11:51 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
dmitriylm
How much actual work was Gates doing for MS besides being its spokesperson? I think its better for him to leave running the company to other people and focus on more notable tasks like helping people in need.
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   #19. Posted at 11:37 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
muyuubyou
Just in time so Vista is the last Windows. One can only hope.
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   #7. Posted at 07:50 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
Steele
hmm..

Say what you will about the guy and his crappy software (which has made all this possible, and don't think for a minute that we'd all be reading tech report on macs if Windows never existed), but I think it's pretty stand-up of him to run a charity and do his part to make the world a better place, when there's a lot of other multi-millionares who just sit on thier cash and let it go to waste (the stock-holders of Exxon-Mobil, anyone?)
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#7, Steve Jobs... maybe?... he's just a guy with a bad temper an...  :  Wajo  (#15)  «

   #11. Posted at 08:28 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
Forge
Bill Gates is a smart guy who has pleasingly altruistic goals.

Microsoft is a lousy company that is costing on inertia.

The two have little to do with each other, but less now than yesterday.
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#11, I assume you meant "coasting."  :  5150  (#12)  «
#12, New keyboard.  :  Forge  (#13)  «

   #10. Posted at 08:08 PM on Jun 15th 2006, Edited at 08:09 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
blastdoor
Well... actually, the greatest benefit can probably be found by focusing on issues in developing countries, where fairly inexpensive interventions can go a long, long way. For example, providing electricity and plumbing to a school without electricity and plumbing has a pretty big impact, whereas trying to figure out which relatively minor, yet expensive, tweak to how math is taught to kids who would rather play with their PSPs is relatively hard.

Edit -- cr@p -- I meant for this to be in reply to #1.
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   #9. Posted at 07:59 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
Ricardo Dawkins
Oh man, sad day when this dude goes back home....

All hail Bill Gates....ppl.

I think this is the final lasting character on this ERA of personnal computing.

Hope Vista doesn't become a ME 2007 since I need to upgrade next year from Win2K
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   #6. Posted at 07:48 PM on Jun 15th 2006, Edited at 07:50 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
alex666
Mundie and Ozzie sound like a comedy team.

To Gates' credit, it sounds like he's focusing his formidable energies and skills where they could really have some benefit. Kudos to him.
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   #4. Posted at 07:19 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
Krogoth
It looks like Vista is going to tank it or it is going to be the next ME!
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#4, Right on. ME all over again.  :  DrCR  (#5)  «

   #1. Posted at 07:02 PM on Jun 15th 2006 Edit   Reply
droopy1592
I'd say focus on America's education issues...

fp
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#1, But not by donating Windows, please.  :  Mr Bill  (#3)  «
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