Steve Only worth $3 billlion

puckhead193 · 11:34 PM

I would have thought he would have been worth more because of Pixar....Although not to bad, i would have thought more becausae the ipods are doing so well
Guess who's no. 1 again.... take a guess...

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edit- wow i'm getting old on here....

mad jew · Mar 10, 2005, 10:33 PM

Well, I think he's priceless!

Lacero · Mar 10, 2005, 10:37 PM

Only 3 billion? LOL

There are only about 600 billionaires in the world, so he's in quite an exclusive club.

rainman::|:| · Mar 10, 2005, 10:59 PM

I don't think he makes any serious cash off Pixar, tho i don't know what his stock holdings are. $3b is nothing to scoff at, for someone that's never seemed overly enthusiastic about greed. But maybe that's just a façade. Any rate, if he could just get richer than the waltons, i'd feel better...

dsharits · Mar 10, 2005, 11:02 PM

Well, it's better to be worth only $3 billion honestly, than to be worth as much as Bill Gates is, with the way he achieved it.

Daniel

Bibulous · Mar 10, 2005, 11:09 PM

I don't follow them too closely, and I may just be their PR, but it seems that the Gates Foundation does good work.

mad jew · Mar 10, 2005, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bibulous

I don't follow them too closely, and I may just be their PR, but it seems that the Gates Foundation does good work.

Call me cynical but isn't that just a way of avoiding paying tax? Granted, I agree it does great work but the reason it was established was not because Bill wants to help the world.

sjpetry · Mar 10, 2005, 11:16 PM

George Lucas is worth more than Jobs.

Never would've thought.

Mechcozmo · Mar 10, 2005, 11:24 PM

I wouldn't mind 10% of what he is worth...... hell, even 1% wouldn't be so bad.....

noel4r · Mar 10, 2005, 11:45 PM

He's worth 3 billion, that's 3 thousand millions. Damn, that's a lot of millions. After certain amount though, it's all the same because you can buy anything you want. Anything reasonable, of course.

puckhead193 · Mar 10, 2005, 11:55 PM

I looked more into this. He has more money then Donald Trump. Those casinos really must be loosing a ton of money. I think steve should have his own version of the Apprentice I wouldn't mind working for apple

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Lord Blackadder · Mar 11, 2005, 12:28 AM

Heck, after I pay my bills this month I'll be worth around a billionth of that.

CanadaRAM · Mar 11, 2005, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mad jew

Call me cynical but isn't that just a way of avoiding paying tax? Granted, I agree it does great work but the reason it was established was not because Bill wants to help the world.

Huh. The government created charitable tax exemptions specifically to encourage public charity. Hard to criticize someone for both doing good AND doing it just the way the government set it out to be done...

Now don't get me started on media barons who siphon money offshore to evade tax.

virividox · Mar 11, 2005, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by CanadaRAM

Huh. The government created charitable tax exemptions specifically to encourage public charity. Hard to criticize someone for both doing good AND doing it just the way the government set it out to be done...

Now don't get me started on media barons who siphon money offshore to evade tax.

the system is there to be exploited...rules of capitalism

Chaszmyr · Mar 11, 2005, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by puckhead193

I would have thought he would have been worth more because of Pixar....

Pixar has been insanely successful, but have some perspective here. I realize not all of Pixar's money comes from the box office, but Pixar has released 6 feature films, and all 6 of them are on the top 100 all-time world-wide highest grossing box office list. Those box office totals add up to only $3.2b, and that money has to fund the creation of the movies, as well as pay off a lot more people than just Steve.

Quote:

Originally Posted by puckhead193

i would have thought more becausae the ipods are doing so well

Steve Jobs owns little, if any, of Apple these days.

Chaszmyr · Mar 11, 2005, 04:44 AM

Somewhat off topic:

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the collective net worth of the world's 691 billionaires is $2.2 trillion

The world's 691 billionaires could collectively afford to pay off only about 28% of the US National Debt.

iGary · Mar 11, 2005, 09:13 AM

He'd be worth about another billion if he would have taken the stock options offered him last year, according to Business Magazine.

Ooops.

homerjward · Mar 11, 2005, 09:18 AM

ONLY 3 billion?!

wdlove · Mar 11, 2005, 04:59 PM

When you say he is "Only" worth $3 billion. It's as though, something negative. I wouldn't mind being in his shoes. For Apple having less than a 5% market share, not bad at all.

Lacero · Mar 11, 2005, 05:00 PM

Since inflation, in a decade we could probably see 3,000 billionaires since the price of goods doubles each decade. The people that can profit from such are the very ones who are rich. Duh! 3 billion is not much when compared to the old fortunes of people 80 years ago like the oil magnates.

Abstract · Mar 11, 2005, 06:31 PM

Only $3 bn?

*cues the violin*

edesignuk · Mar 11, 2005, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdlove

When you say he is "Only" worth $3 billion. It's as though, something negative. I wouldn't mind being in his shoes. For Apple having less than a 5% market share, not bad at all.

"Sarcasm" (maybe? I'm not sure)

Yup, $3bn isn't too shabby

acedickson · Mar 11, 2005, 08:16 PM

Rockefeller was worth more in his day than Gates is nowadays. He didn't have as much money as Gates but if you know anything about economics you'll understand why Rockefeller was worth more.

I'll take .10% of jobs money anytime he feels like he has too much. I'm not too greedy.

Mar 10, 2005, 10:31 PM	#1
puckhead193 macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY	Steve Only worth $3 billion I would have thought he would have been worth more because of Pixar....Although not to bad, i would have thought more becausae the ipods are doing so well Guess who's no. 1 again.... take a guess... Link edit- wow i'm getting old on here.... __________________ 20" iMac C2D - 2.33GHz, 3 GB ram, ATI X1600 256 MB VRAM 15" pb 1.5 GHZ Rev. C 30 gig ipod 3rd gen, 60 gig 5g ipod ~ white, silver 2GB nano, 64 gig iPod Touch Last edited by puckhead193 : Mar 10, 2005 at 11:34 PM.

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puckhead193 Thread Starter macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY	I looked more into this. He has more money then Donald Trump. Those casinos really must be loosing a ton of money. I think steve should have his own version of the Apprentice I wouldn't mind working for apple link __________________ 20" iMac C2D - 2.33GHz, 3 GB ram, ATI X1600 256 MB VRAM 15" pb 1.5 GHZ Rev. C 30 gig ipod 3rd gen, 60 gig 5g ipod ~ white, silver 2GB nano, 64 gig iPod Touch

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Lacero macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005	Only 3 billion? LOL There are only about 600 billionaires in the world, so he's in quite an exclusive club.

Mar 10, 2005, 10:59 PM	#4
rainman::\|:\| macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: iowa	I don't think he makes any serious cash off Pixar, tho i don't know what his stock holdings are. $3b is nothing to scoff at, for someone that's never seemed overly enthusiastic about greed. But maybe that's just a façade. Any rate, if he could just get richer than the waltons, i'd feel better...

Mar 10, 2005, 11:09 PM	#6
Bibulous Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005	I don't follow them too closely, and I may just be their PR, but it seems that the Gates Foundation does good work.

Mar 10, 2005, 11:16 PM	#8
sjpetry macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Indiana, USA	George Lucas is worth more than Jobs. Never would've thought.

Mar 10, 2005, 11:45 PM	#10
noel4r macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles	He's worth 3 billion, that's 3 thousand millions. Damn, that's a lot of millions. After certain amount though, it's all the same because you can buy anything you want. Anything reasonable, of course.

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Lord Blackadder macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sod off	Heck, after I pay my bills this month I'll be worth around a billionth of that. __________________ Digital Audio G4 w/OWC 1.4GHz/1GB/2x250GB SATA/Pioneer DVR-107D/GeForce6800GT/Panther/2005FPW 20.1" Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder

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iGary macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2004 Location: La Villa Strangiato	He'd be worth about another billion if he would have taken the stock options offered him last year, according to Business Magazine. Ooops. __________________ Mac Pro Octophallus 2.8 \| 13" UMBP 2.26

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homerjward macrumors 68030 Join Date: May 2004 Location: fig tree	ONLY 3 billion?! __________________ Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.

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Lacero macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005	Since inflation, in a decade we could probably see 3,000 billionaires since the price of goods doubles each decade. The people that can profit from such are the very ones who are rich. Duh! 3 billion is not much when compared to the old fortunes of people 80 years ago like the oil magnates.

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acedickson macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Antonio, Cardinals 2006 WS Champs!!	Rockefeller was worth more in his day than Gates is nowadays. He didn't have as much money as Gates but if you know anything about economics you'll understand why Rockefeller was worth more. I'll take .10% of jobs money anytime he feels like he has too much. I'm not too greedy. __________________ AceDickson 2.2Ghz C2D MBP, 120GB HDD, 2GB RAM

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