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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:51 PM Original message |
The Greatness of Bill Gates |
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lostinacause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. At the very least Gates made some very good business decisions. |
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smtpgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bill Gates built Windows on DOS |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. However he's done it, Gates is swimming in money. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. Modern internet was invented on a NeXT computer--Steve Jobs strikes again |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. Bill Gates knew how to sell his product |
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bigmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. He's been great at one thing - Marketing. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. We'd still have the internet without Gates.. |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Say what you want about the technology, but I have to admire |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. The only reason Word is the "standard" instead of Word Perfect |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm sorry, but monopolists shouldn't be glorified |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. as a supporter of TRIPS |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. He is a genius in much the same vein as KKKarl Rove. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. There was Internet before Gates. And there still would be a popular, |
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carolinalady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. Bill Gates has billions, but he also gives billions to those that |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
15. What Gates is good at is antitrust violations & |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
16. He did start the basic program for IBM computers. Then he improved |
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