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I think Gates is a little more concerned with eradicating disease and hunger in third world countries at this point in his life. I'm sure he would prefer M$ we
by fr0man 16y ago
I think Gates is a little more concerned with eradicating disease and hunger in third world countries at this point in his life. I'm sure he would prefer M$ weren't so far behind in the mobile phone and tablet computing arenas, but I just can't see it bothering him too much at this point in his life.
- awa 16y agoI agree with you, but it would be interesting to see what he truly feels about Apple success because of his history with Steve Jobs
- rbanffy 16y agoI think he is more concerned with being remembered as the one who eradicated disease and hunger instead as the ruthless monopoly abuser heading Microsoft into a DoJ investigation, mercilessly driving his competition out of business by whatever means necessary. But that's just my impression. And may I remind you that, in order to be remembered for eradicating disease and hunger, he has, actually, to do so.
- delano 16y agoWhen it comes to humanitarian work, I don't care what someone's motivation is. By the way, if you get in the habit of editing messages after they're posted, you can add a publishing delay in your profile settings.
- rbanffy 16y agoYou know Trojans thought like that... "Nice horse, let's bring it in - it matches our decor". We always have to question motivations. Is the humanitarian work aimed towards gaining more political influence? To what end? Nobody is nice.
- thaumaturgy 16y agoAndrew Carnegie was regarded as a ruthless businessman by his contemporaries, competitors, and employees. However, he is also almost solely responsible for the free public libraries which have contributed so much to American education (and which, sadly, are now falling into neglect everywhere). Sometimes you have to regard a person as, y'know, a person -- someone who can do both good things and bad things, things you're grateful for and things you disagree with.
- rbanffy 16y agoI'll be happy if he eradicates disease and hunger, don't get me wrong. I just don't think this is his priority.
- jsz0 16y agoA bit cynical eh? My personal opinion is after the full ramifications of the US DOJ/EU anti-trust actions set in years later Gates realized he couldn't run Microsoft the way he always had and the game was basically fixed against him going forward. If he stayed involved with Microsoft's day-to-day operations it's likely he would been overseeing a long slow decline in relevance. No fun for someone who likes challenges. I think he just lost interest and realized how much good he could do elsewhere.