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What would you do if you saw Bill Gates (Live)???
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I would wonder what was wrong with that weird guy's hands.
Seriously, look at his hands when he talks. Creepy.
Seriously, look at his hands when he talks. Creepy.
ask him what technology will be like in the future. What good technology has done for us. Just be civil.....
then ask for a loan of a billion dollars
then ask for a loan of a billion dollars
I would ask him how his uncle Motgomery burns is doing
I believe the response would be,
"Excellent"
Not sure about Gates.
I know exactly what to do with Ballmer though: Greet him at the airport with the population of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, only this time replicating his monkey dance across the stage.
I know exactly what to do with Ballmer though: Greet him at the airport with the population of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, only this time replicating his monkey dance across the stage.
I wouldn't be mean to him. Why would you make fun of a guy that has done a lot for the world. He's drastically advanced technology and the personal computer as we know it today in addition to donating loads of money to help charity.
Why make fun of him? Because you don't like the operating system he created that 75% of the world uses.
Why make fun of him? Because you don't like the operating system he created that 75% of the world uses.
Well, if I saw him at the airport, I'd pat myself on the back.
That would mean I was traveling on some super-sweet private jet, after all. I don't think Bill flies commercial.
That would mean I was traveling on some super-sweet private jet, after all. I don't think Bill flies commercial.
but if Steve Jobs never made the Apple1 than we would have computers the size of our rooms
Before I clicked the thread, "throw a pie at him" was my answer. Strange coincidence. It's probably the first time that my actual answer was an available answer on a poll. Ever.
Now, if the question was about Ballmer, I'd probably kick him in the nuts. Hard.
Now, if the question was about Ballmer, I'd probably kick him in the nuts. Hard.
Um....no we wouldn't. And, Steve Jobs didn't even make the Apple I, it was mostly Woz's work. Go learn about the history of personal computers before you post in this thread again.
I never thought he was evil. I just figured he knew nothing about business and less about making software. He seems like a decent enough guy.
Oh yes, the man who was able to create a monopoly and amass a fortune larger than many of the World's nations...yes, he's a terrible business man
Oh yes, the man who was able to create a monopoly and amass a fortune larger than many of the World's nations...yes, he's a terrible business man
He got lucky.
Ok, that's sort of fair. IBM did basically make him what he is today. However he is still a very good business man. He knows how to use his power to achieve even more success for his company. He might have shaky morals, but he is quite clever and intelligent. Remember, a Harvard drop-out is still pretty smart.
He must be the luckiest man in the world to amass the fortune he has. I'm sure he caught a few lucky breaks, but it takes more then normal smarts to have gotten where he is.
Well the truth is, IBM allowed Gates to become rich because they foolishly thought that his software wasn't worth much (at the time it wasn't, but Gates saw into the future). IBM thus allowed Gates to buy back the very software he had written for them. IBM never thought that personal computers would take off the way they did. Well, a few years later that whole theory flies out the window (pun intended) and soon enough you have a massive selection of hardware that is running one piece of software: Microsoft software. With that foolish stroke, IBM gave up $250+ billion worth of market power and created the richest man in the world (though not as rich as Rockefeller or Carnegie; their modern day fortunes would be equal to $150 billion or so after we adjust for inflation).