Hi Kris,
I'm not without complaints too, you know. Didn't you see the part where
I listed some things that I'd like to see him change before I'm willing
to do the "hero worship" bit?
If our lot with MS software doesn't improve, I'll continue to blast him
for it. But privately, I simply can't feel less than admiration for how
he's handling wealth. He could have chosen to indulge in some real wacko
stuff, but instead he's focused on some of the most important problems
in the world. If the rest of our billionaires behaved similarly ...
Bill
> Bill,
>
> > which says, among other things, that "Gates,
> > the founder of Microsoft, has contributed more money than the
> > US and European governments to fighting malaria."
>
> I'd prefer that the OS cost less money, and that all the rest
> of us were better able to make contributions for those things
> we felt strongly about.
>
> Worshipping at the altar of Gates simply because he took
> excessive sums from everybody so he could have his name on a
> foundation is not my idea of a good thing. He's getting his
> jollies, and all the rest of us are footing the bill.
>
> Best regards,
>
> - Kris
>
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