Gates gives $100m to fight HIV, $421m to fight Linux

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  1. GreatOldOne

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    "We do hate to rain on a high-profile corporate love-fest, but we have to point out that in addition to the much trumpeted $100 million Billg has donated to India's fight against HIV, he's funding the Microsoft jihad against Linux to the far more impressive tune of $421 million.

    Billg's personal $100 million goes to health initiatives over ten years, while $421 million of Microsoft's money goes, over a mere three years, to support MS-friendly development and 'educational' initiatives. And being a monster MS shareholder himself, a 'Big Win' in India will enrich him personally, perhaps well in excess of the $100 million he's donating to the AIDS problem. Makes you wonder who the real beneficiary of charity is here."


    http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28063.html
     
  2. Bogomip

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    god yeah, he should just not give them anything. That would make him more moral!!![/sarcasm]

    grrrr, Gates bashing annoys me, especially when its been aimed at his charitable contributions! Just because he puts more money into his own business doesnt make him bad! Ach.
     
  3. craigey1

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    It's a $100Million more then they would have had to fight aids. So what's the problem?? :wallbash:

    If someone gave me £5 to go towards a charity and then bought themselves a new mercedes, so what. At least they put the effort in to think about someone else. (ok, even if Bill G was told it would be a financial good move, it's still money that they wouldn't have had otherwise).
     
  4. penski

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    Microsoft put $421m into pro-Microsoft activities...

    Bill Gates puts $100m of his OWN money to charitable causes...

    What the hell is the problem? MS != Bill Gates.

    *n
     
  5. Guest-16

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    Absoultely. I mean, at least he gave $100m!! Better than a kick in the teeth :rolleyes:

    MS does not = Bill Gates, he's just one of the "public faces" of it. There's a lot of people at the top nowerdays.
     
  6. Lord_A

    Lord_A Boom baby!

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    erm...

    I don't have anything to say apart from:

    HOLY THREAD REVIVAL BATMAN!!!
     
  7. Lorquis

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    Holy crap.. this is like TWO YEARS AGO!!


    Bogomip, you're officially a retard.
     
  8. ConKbot of Doom

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    Its probably that pesky similar threads...
     
  9. Guest-16

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    oh yea! :worried:
     
  10. DeathAwaitsU

    DeathAwaitsU I'm Back :D

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    That thing really should be disabled, or modified so it only shows similar threads within the last errrr lets say 2 months :thumb:

    Death
     
  11. GreatOldOne

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    I wondered why this was back... It's been "Bumpomip'd" :hehe:
     
  12. Herbicide

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    Nyahhh!!!!!! :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:
    'Tis wrong!

    - H.
     
  13. Bogomip

    Bogomip ... Yo Momma

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    even bindi didnt notice.

    This is so gay, can that similar threads thing have related threads in a timescale of recent ?
     
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