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Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby a1 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:05 pm

If you didn't know Bill Gates the former CEO and president of Microsoft stepped down yesterday June 27th after years of revolutionising the way people interacted with computers with the promise of a computer running Microsoft software in everyhome.
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby Dr.bob7 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:56 pm

why? I wouldnt step down from Several Billion a year
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby MWISimmer » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:05 pm

When you've been earning billions and are subsequently worth billions, you can AFFORD to step down.  ;)
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby Craig. » Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:30 pm

the interest on his earnings to date will keep his great grandkids comfortable for years to come.
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby Anxyous » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:02 pm

Nah, his kids 'only' get 10 million each, the rest goes to charity.

And who cares, STEVE JOBS FTW!
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby machineman9 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:28 pm

I saw this on the TV earlier in the week.

Seems like a bit of a bad loss, but he is doing it for the greater good, so thumbs up to him. Its nice to see people in his position actually doing something to help others. You sometimes see multi-million or even billionaire celebrities giving a few hundred thousand to a million to those less fortunate- which to them is like the average person giving a few quid away to charity.

I wish him the best... he isn't giving a few million away (which would hardly scratch him atall) but instead he is making a huge chunk of his money help others... I hope it all goes well!


I just wonder how Microsoft will develop- Gates seemed to be the brains of it and now we have lost him  :(
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby T1MT1M » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:12 am

microsoft may do worse because he's gone but a lot worse because of this

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2001/06/gates.html

my favourite part is
A Microsoft marketing representative was heard muttering, "You got that right."
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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby Mictheslik » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:39 am

So, how long will it be until he offers to buy Microsoft out  :P :P

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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby Fozzer » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:16 am

Bill Gates started "Microsoft" in the early 1980's.

Fozzer started "Fozzersoft" in the early 1980's.

Guess who was the most successful?... ::)...!

He made millions, and lives in a Mansion... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

I'm drawing my Old Age Pension, and still living in my original Council House... :-?...!

Weep for me...Please... :'(...!

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Re: Bill Gates Stepped Down

Postby commoner » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:12 am

My HERO! :D....No Fozzer ..not you...I mean Mr Gates......commoner ;)

(Another old pensioner living in his old council house :-[ :'()
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