Religions > Atheism > OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit?
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18 Jun 2006 04:15:43 AM |
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OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit? |
Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit?
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1799940,00.html
He dreamt of dominating the PC industry, and his dream came true. But
news of Bill Gates's retirement from Microsoft is not the shock it
might once have been, says John Naughton - his firm has bigger problems
than that
Sunday June 18, 2006
The Observer
It had to happen sometime. Even so, it comes as a shock to realise that
Bill Gates will be stepping down from the company he co-founded with
Paul Allen in 1975 and has dominated ever since. But we will notice the
difference less than we would have done if he'd quit 10 years ago,
because Microsoft has changed. So has the world around it - with the
result that the company is now less important in the computing universe
than it once was.
First, the good news. He's leaving, Gates says, to concentrate of his
charitable trust, which is the most effective foundation of its kind
and which has to date been run with considerable panache by his (now
elderly) father. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does terrific
work, on important global problems, with very little fuss. Starting
from the core proposition that 'every human life has equal value', it
focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty and increasing
access to technology. This is serious and admirable stuff and the
thought that Gates's drive, intelligence and determination will
henceforth be focused on doing good rather than on screwing the
competition is an attractive one.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit? |
18 Jun 2006 11:43:16 AM |
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Previously, on alt.atheism, maff in episode
<1150622143.014852.174530@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>...
He dreamt of dominating the PC industry, and his dream came true. But news
Dominating in the sense of raping it maybe...
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| User: "King Nintendoid" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit? |
05 Jul 2006 02:35:55 PM |
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maff wrote:
Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit?
If I recall, Bill "quit" in the late 90s. Steve Ballmer is the CEO of
Microsoft, not Bill Gates.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit? |
18 Jun 2006 09:29:44 AM |
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maff wrote:
Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit?
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1799940,00.html
He dreamt of dominating the PC industry, and his dream came true. But
news of Bill Gates's retirement from Microsoft is not the shock it
might once have been, says John Naughton - his firm has bigger problems
than that
Philanthopy, my *****. If Gates really wanted to do some good,
he would change the whole company to a philanthropic venture.
1) Let MS live off the interest of the profits it has made
instead of gouging the public for more.
2) Keep a core of talented people and develop a free OS. Let
the experienced people go and bring in young innovative minds.
3) Keep any new OS compatible with both old hardware AND new
hardware. Stop forcing the hardware manucfaturers to keep
up; neither the environment nor the economy can handle it.
Make old computers usable again for people who can't afford
the newer machines.
4) Provide a free OS to Negroponte's $100 computer project. If
they're using Windows on that machine, they might stay with
Windows if they can ever afford a PC.
5) Start a free online university. Allow users from anywhere to
study and gain transferable credits for free.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit? |
18 Jun 2006 11:43:49 AM |
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Previously, on alt.atheism, bg12345 in episode
<1150640984.111378.30550@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>...
4) Provide a free OS to Negroponte's $100 computer project. If
Billy has nothing but ridicule for that project...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
--------------------------------------------------
"As hip as it is for outsiders to blame New Orleans
for everything bad that happened during and after
Hurricane Katrina, the truth is that the people
who lived here were much more prepared for a big
storm than the federal government that promised
us flood protection." [Jarvis DeBerry]
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V180525DC
"Everything New Orleans"
http://www.nola.com
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| User: "Roy Culley" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Now there's a PC on every desk, is it the right time for Bill to quit? |
19 Jun 2006 06:57:04 PM |
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<jbidnQP5B6VYHwjZnZ2dnUVZ_v6dnZ2d@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> writes:
Previously, on alt.atheism, bg12345 in episode
<1150640984.111378.30550@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>...
4) Provide a free OS to Negroponte's $100 computer project. If
Billy has nothing but ridicule for that project...
And windows wasn't rejected by Negroponte's $100 computer project
because of price. It was a technical decision.
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