Bill Gates - the modern day Robin Hood?
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Re: mmmmmm
Didn't you see that documentary explaining how he plans to give most of his fortune away to charities and other good causes over a period of time, leaving sufficient funds to provide his family with a good life.
I'm sure the sceptics will have something to say about this though.
maurice said:8) 400 million...peanuts!.....someone blessed that man with a talent!...give it all away bill.....you cant take it with you.
Didn't you see that documentary explaining how he plans to give most of his fortune away to charities and other good causes over a period of time, leaving sufficient funds to provide his family with a good life.
I'm sure the sceptics will have something to say about this though.
mmmmm
didnt see it drew..excellent idea though....i believe he is worth something like 158 billion on paper though!.seriously i believe we were all given talents,bills was inventing computers.this changed the world.i only wish more bilionaires/millionaires like him would give up some of there vast wealth to help the less fortunate.if i was handed 10 billion tommorow.id give it all away,keeping maybe a small percentage to live on.excess money in the wrong hands....allways brings grief...and happiness can never be bought.the world we live in is full of greedy people....what makes it really sad.is a lot of these billionaires/millionaires are in there twilight years.....and they still wont part with there hard earned cash!.i can just hear the man at the pearly gates....i gave you the talent!....and what did you do for others.......................................buggerall! cheers mo
didnt see it drew..excellent idea though....i believe he is worth something like 158 billion on paper though!.seriously i believe we were all given talents,bills was inventing computers.this changed the world.i only wish more bilionaires/millionaires like him would give up some of there vast wealth to help the less fortunate.if i was handed 10 billion tommorow.id give it all away,keeping maybe a small percentage to live on.excess money in the wrong hands....allways brings grief...and happiness can never be bought.the world we live in is full of greedy people....what makes it really sad.is a lot of these billionaires/millionaires are in there twilight years.....and they still wont part with there hard earned cash!.i can just hear the man at the pearly gates....i gave you the talent!....and what did you do for others.......................................buggerall! cheers moRe: mmmmmm
What are your opinions based on though Silvia?
Things you read in the media?
None of us know all the ins and outs of Bill Gates and Microsoft and therefore shouldn't make judgements.
Shouldn't he receive some praise for making the electronic age what it is today and providing jobs for hundreds of thousands of people?
silvia said:Drew said:
Can we have different opinions from you without being called something like sceptics or whatever?
What are your opinions based on though Silvia?
Things you read in the media?
None of us know all the ins and outs of Bill Gates and Microsoft and therefore shouldn't make judgements.
Shouldn't he receive some praise for making the electronic age what it is today and providing jobs for hundreds of thousands of people?
Re: mmmmmm
As I said before it's my personal opinion, you can agree or not but, you can't point at me and call me sceptic or drop the "poor fella bla bla bla" message cos I have a different opinion than you.
I don't think he started the electronic age, IMO it was steve jobs and co. And windows it's too similar to Mac Os to be that new and if it's all around the world is becase your Gates is not an ethic businessman and for me it counts a lot.
And as I said before, IN MY OPINION
Drew said:
As I said before it's my personal opinion, you can agree or not but, you can't point at me and call me sceptic or drop the "poor fella bla bla bla" message cos I have a different opinion than you.
I don't think he started the electronic age, IMO it was steve jobs and co. And windows it's too similar to Mac Os to be that new and if it's all around the world is becase your Gates is not an ethic businessman and for me it counts a lot.
And as I said before, IN MY OPINION
Re: mmmmmm
Yes it was Steve Jobs who incidentally got sacked by his own company.
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I'm not interested in discuss anything with you, you just can't accept different opinions and so debates are useless with you.
And yes, the one who was sacked and the one who, back to his company raised it to the top again
Drew said:
Yes it was Steve Jobs who incidentally got sacked by his own company.
[/quote]I'm not interested in discuss anything with you, you just can't accept different opinions and so debates are useless with you.
And yes, the one who was sacked and the one who, back to his company raised it to the top again
ehhh giving to the poor in 2005!.....in all reality my dear chap....most of them dont do it out of genorosity....its done to gain max publicity....and no doubt something to do with tax breaks!. Bill Gates has been giving vast amounts of his money away for years. The attitude to philanthropy in the US is very interesting because it differs considerably to the UK. People with lots of money are seen as having a responsibility to use it responsibly and for the good of others.
I agree some of his business practices may be a little dubious,there is no doubt that there are great numbers of people who have benifited through his contributions to things such as aids research and prevention and improvements in child health in Africa.
I agree some of his business practices may be a little dubious,there is no doubt that there are great numbers of people who have benifited through his contributions to things such as aids research and prevention and improvements in child health in Africa.