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Bill Gates for president
Scott Adam's post (the Dilbert guy) about his support for Bill Gates presidency has stirred up a lot of attention. When I read it a few days ago I just smiled about it, but now even Slashot has caught it up.
Interestingly enough, a lot of people in the USA seem to be willing to vote for him - sure enough geeks (Slashdot/internet), so not really a random sample, but still a big amount. I guess a lot of people want some change instead of the 2 usual idiots. (opinion of some people, not necessarily mine)
Now before anyone asks, I doubt Bill Gates himself is interested in this and definately not for the next election - but heck this thing is getting really interesting and fun to watch.
http://www.billgatesforpresident.net/ (currently redirected to a mirror due to being Dilberted/Slashdotted)
So, would you vote for him?
Interestingly enough, a lot of people in the USA seem to be willing to vote for him - sure enough geeks (Slashdot/internet), so not really a random sample, but still a big amount. I guess a lot of people want some change instead of the 2 usual idiots. (opinion of some people, not necessarily mine)
Now before anyone asks, I doubt Bill Gates himself is interested in this and definately not for the next election - but heck this thing is getting really interesting and fun to watch.
http://www.billgatesforpresident.net/ (currently redirected to a mirror due to being Dilberted/Slashdotted)
So, would you vote for him?
if he gets turkish citizenship and runs for presidency of turkiye " NO".
if i get the us citizenship and he runs for the presidency ,
firstly i check the rival !
if i get the us citizenship and he runs for the presidency ,
firstly i check the rival !
If Gates runs as an Independent, I actually might vote for him.
If Gates runs as a Dem/Rep/Gr., hell no, he might actually win.
If Gates runs as a Dem/Rep/Gr., hell no, he might actually win.
No, no, no 
All bill gates needs is a cream pie in the face!
All bill gates needs is a cream pie in the face!
| dray101 wrote: |
| No, no, no
All bill gates needs is a cream pie in the face! |
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Im in love with Linux but I would never consider Windows to be junk. Ok it has a few bugs but look at the bright side of things. Bill Gates, started something that created doors for so many other businesses to emerge. Bill Gates made it happen that computers were no longer seen as "that workmachine" but more as a medium usefull to everyone, in everysingle area. He introduced us to simple UIs and stuff. I guess the internet wouldn't have been so popular if we still had to work with complicated systems. At the moment I know so many people who don't know a thing about computers but could keep themselves busy online for hours. Now I find Linus Torvalds a bigger hero and genius than Bill Gates, but Bill kinda opened the door for bigger and better things to happen.
The way I have seen him run his company for those years clearly show that he is a man who knows how to be a leader. He led Microsoft from a small garage project to a raging multinational. We might not like him because of the high prices on his products and the many bugs, but hey, he proved to be a good leader. AND THAT IS THE MAIN THING YOU WOULD NEED IN A POLITICAL OFFICE -- GOOD LEADERSHIP ABILITIES
ByTheWay: Bill Gates passively contributed to the development of OpenSource software. If his stuff wasn't so expensive we could all go and buy it, but since the prices are so high, people were forced to look out for new solutions.
It gave the OpenSource community a incentive of working harder.
AND LOOK WHAT WONDERS THIS OPENSOURCE DEAL HAS BROUGHT U
NOW IF HE WOULD BACK DOWN FROM HIS DREAM OF RUNNIN A MONOPOLY EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER.
Really, If people hate Microsoft so much they should simply stop buying it's software. If someone still does for whatever reason, he should just shut up because there is an alternative....
TUX
This is probably my longest post ever
What are his credentials? He's filthy rich? Perhaps I'll have a look at the website later.
Does anyone remember the guy who was running "Oprah For President - 2008" campaign, and she didn't even want to run?
Does anyone remember the guy who was running "Oprah For President - 2008" campaign, and she didn't even want to run?
even though i think bill gates will be a better president that bush (many ppl would for that matter) it wont happen in a million years even if bill wants it himself NEVER
Haha, this is crazy, so Bill Gates still leads the poll huh. What does he know about politics. But i love this mans dedicated to his being on top of the computer industry. I love his generosity.
I'm not American, but I'd vote for him even in my country. Why not? I'm sure his performance could be better than many presidents, including Bush lol 
Sorry. If Bill Gates were president, we'd have to reboot the entire country every 30 minutes.
Bill gates is is a gr8 person.If he is selected as president...he will definetly do sm gr8 job.Well,no dout he has got brilliant mind,n he can use that for the nation n world.
| defnet wrote: |
| Im in love with Linux but I would never consider Windows to be junk. Ok it has a few bugs but look at the bright side of things. Bill Gates, started something that created doors for so many other businesses to emerge |
Are no!!!
First, windows has a more than a few bugs; they have like three security updates a month (on avg)! look at how many there have been since Service pack 2!
Second, "created doors for so many other businesses to emerge" you make me laugh!
| *On that link I had above* wrote: |
| Microsoft has monopoly power and they abuse this power to get even more power. If you don't believe this, please read the Findings of Fact from the US district court. At least read the last paragraph:
412. Most harmful of all is the message that Microsoft's actions have conveyed to every enterprise with the potential to innovate in the computer industry. Through its conduct toward Netscape, IBM, Compaq, Intel, and others, Microsoft has demonstrated that it will use its prodigious market power and immense profits to harm any firm that insists on pursuing initiatives that could intensify competition against one of Microsoft's core products. Microsoft's past success in hurting such companies and stifling innovation deters investment in technologies and businesses that exhibit the potential to threaten Microsoft. The ultimate result is that some innovations that would truly benefit consumers never occur for the sole reason that they do not coincide with Microsoft's self-interest. |
http://www.bitstorm.org/gates/ ^^^
| Traveller wrote: |
| Sorry. If Bill Gates were president, we'd have to reboot the entire country every 30 minutes. |
A least someone is smart enough to realise ^^^
| Traveller wrote: |
| Sorry. If Bill Gates were president, we'd have to reboot the entire country every 30 minutes. |
lol that's really funny
I didn't think about that, but I still believe he's going to be better than Bush.
| dray101 wrote: |
| Second, "created doors for so many other businesses to emerge" you make me laugh! Very HappyVery HappyVery Happy |
Third party software for the Windows platform is a banging business. And it makes alot of money too. Just look at Adobe, and stuff...
Just do a little research to find out. Secondly, Windows being that bad would've never made it to be the most dominating OS if WE DIDN'T LET IT GET THERE. Simply, our raging Windows-buying-behaviour proves that Windows is not as bad as we make it seem. I guess all OSes have their pros and cons. Windows crashes alot, but I managed to keep my computer running for weeks without rebooting -- which is OK. Linux is great but it's just too bad that they don't have alot of third party software (like games, mediaplayers, multimedia authoring sotware, etc) for that OS huh? I guess that 3rd party software for Linux will have a significant increase sometime, but at the moment there is no real incentive -- it's OpenSource.
But yeah, im getting offtrack here. This thread was if you would vote for Gates as President.
| defnet wrote: | ||
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Just beacuse they created some software TO MAKE MONEY!!! doesn't make them a good company EVEN IF IT ALLOWED FOR OTHER COMPANYS TO MAKE ADD ON SOFTWARE! However, using "monopoly power" to "abuse this power to get even more power." MAKES THEM A BAD COMPANY!!!
| defnet wrote: |
| Secondly, Windows being that bad would've never made it to be the most dominating OS if WE DIDN'T LET IT GET THERE. Simply, our raging Windows-buying-behaviour proves that Windows is not as bad as we make it seem. |
). Macs will never do and Linux is just not good enough for you average home user. And now, because everyone is running windows, ALL THE PROGRAMS ARE MADE FOR WINDOWS and EVERYTHING IS SET UP FOR WINDOWS; so no one EVEN THINKS about getting a different OS when they buy there new home (or business) computer.
| defnet wrote: |
| "Really, If people hate Microsoft so much they should simply stop buying it's software." |
| defnet wrote: |
| But yeah, im getting offtrack here. This thread was if you would vote for Gates as President. |
I have two viewpoints on this particular issue:
First reaction: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. Nobody who created Windows deserves such a position, ever, full stop.
Serious reaction: Given that he runs a big charity, has no problems with budgeting, and clearly is intelligent (and Windows has way less security issues that America) that puts him considerably above Bush already. So yes, if I were in America (or he were in Australia), I would vote him over most politicians. -_-
First reaction: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. Nobody who created Windows deserves such a position, ever, full stop.
Serious reaction: Given that he runs a big charity, has no problems with budgeting, and clearly is intelligent (and Windows has way less security issues that America) that puts him considerably above Bush already. So yes, if I were in America (or he were in Australia), I would vote him over most politicians. -_-
Don't you need atleast a Law or Political Science Degree to even be qualified to run for president? I know most Prime Ministers in Canada and also US Presidents, such as Clinton have Law or P. Science Degrees. Most leaders have degrees in Accounting, Law, Business or Social Science, Bill Gates is a drop out.
Althrough it seems you don't need one, Bill Gates is more of a Revolutionarist in the domain of Technology, his Vision is more Tech Oriented, not Politically Motivated. But he would make a good President for Tech Enthusiaths since he would embrace technology as President.
Althrough it seems you don't need one, Bill Gates is more of a Revolutionarist in the domain of Technology, his Vision is more Tech Oriented, not Politically Motivated. But he would make a good President for Tech Enthusiaths since he would embrace technology as President.
| dray101 wrote: |
| you want the USA to be run as a monopoly? |
Anyways it seems like you put the blame completely on Gates. I don't think that all he did was right, but one company should simply not have been able to get that far without the people. It isn't Gates, but the people that made Microsoft what is it today. Or do you wanna say that we ,the people, have no more power than that company.
ByTheWay: Mac can fullfill most commonday tasks for most users, Linux is kindof complicated but if you know how, you'll manage.
| dray101 wrote: |
| I myself run windows and MS OFFICE! but that is only beacuse they're the only things that will meet my requirements |
I like hearing different opinions tough. And I admitt, your quite right. But it's not Bill Gates fault, the market made a mistake
One man made a program and the people all fell for that trap.
He did have a smart strategy though...
AND THIS KINDA HELPED US IN WORKING AND PLAYING ON THE COMPUTER, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP OUR POCKETS AND SAVINGSPIGGYBANKS
WELL THATS WHAT TRAPS DO: YOU GET THE CHEEZE BUT YOU DIE
| defnet wrote: | ||
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| defnet wrote: |
| Anyways it seems like you put the blame completely on Gates. I don't think that all he did was right, but one company should simply not have been able to get that far without the people. It isn't Gates, but the people that made Microsoft what is it today. Or do you wanna say that we ,the people, have no more power than that company. |
Gates STARTED the company and has been on the board of directors since (as chairman); ITS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT CONTROLS THE COMPANY not the people!
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors wrote: |
| In large public companies, the board tends to exercise more of a supervisory role, and individual responsibility and management tends to be delegated downward to individual professional executive directors who deal with particular areas of the companies affairs (such as a finance director, a marketing director, etc.). |
And Linux and OpenOffice would not do. I still go to school and ALL there systems are Windows with MS Office 2003 (the office package that I brought). More over, I am not an expert computer user (and was lesser so when I first brought my computer) and therefore Linux is out of the question and although I have OpenOffice installed on my computer I don't use it beacuse it is simply harder to use than Office (and I it's harder to transfer projects from MS Office to OpenOffice and vice versa, than for MS Office to MS Office) Also, I HAD to use MS Office at school and so I've become very good and efficient at using it; why should I have to spend a lot of time having to learn how to use a whole other package? (I not only use the advanced features in Word, but also in Excel, Publisher, and sometimes Powerpoint.)
Not only NO, but ****** NO!
| dray101 partially wrote: |
| You should care!... |
I never said that I didn't care
| dray101 partially wrote: |
| ...America has a lot of power and they seem to have no problem using the power to force other countries to do what they want... |
I kinda think that the US would be better off with Gates for President VS. Bush. That Bush guy is only focussing on fighting terrorists, but lacks to realize that his heroic world-saving efforts have turned more terrorists against him and increased the threath for his country. If he would just back down and focus on other biz, terrorists would be less interested in attacking the us.
| dray101 partially wrote: |
| ITS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT CONTROLS THE COMPANY not the people! |
Microsoft would be a true MONPOLY is their was no substitutable good for their product and the bottomline is that there are substitutes so Microsoft is really NOT a monopoly -- but it kinda looks like it domination-wise
I will always say this -- THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE GOTTA TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. and in this case WE are responsible for buying Microsoft's products.
Last time I was in the store I didn't recall a guy with a gun point blanc at my head, forcing me to buy Windows...Well...I never bought it anyways...why buy if cracks work allright.
| defnet wrote: |
| terrorists would be less interested in attacking the us.
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But far more able to carry out such attacks. Remember: 9/11 happened before the 'war on terror', so I think I can safely assume that 9/11 is the type of thing that one can expect if one ignores terrorists.
defnet, why you write in such a small font?
No it's not. My whole point was
not that it's popular because people SUPPORT it
It's not that simple I only brought Windows because IT WAS THE ONLY OS THAT SHIPPED WITH MY COMPUTER (a Dell). Are you saying that I should have spent the last three years with no computer?!?! (because the only computer(s) I wanted came with windows)? And if I made own PC or strangely found a computer that didn't ship with Windows then
so I would have a hard time using my PC and getting software etc!
Lastly, I never said that Gates wasn't better than Bush; it's just that I said that Gates should never run the country! (and Bush should probably never too!)
| defnet wrote: |
| The people buy the products so that the board of directors can have food on their plates everyday and gas in their escalades. If the people buy, the board can run the company. If the people don't buy the company goes out of biz -- it's that simple. |
| I wrote: |
| The only reason windows is so damb popular is because there is nothing else like it (i wonder why ) |
| defnet wrote: |
| I will always say this -- THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE GOTTA TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. and in this case WE are responsible for buying Microsoft's products. |
| I wrote: |
| ALL THE PROGRAMS ARE MADE FOR WINDOWS and EVERYTHING IS SET UP FOR WINDOWS |
Lastly, I never said that Gates wasn't better than Bush; it's just that I said that Gates should never run the country! (and Bush should probably never too!)
| ocalhoun wrote: | ||
But far more able to carry out such attacks. Remember: 9/11 happened before the 'war on terror', so I think I can safely assume that 9/11 is the type of thing that one can expect if one ignores terrorists. |
Rather make that funds terrorists. Don't forget that the CIA funded the Taliban and Bin Laden with billions of dollars to fight the soviets.
So in exchange for getting funding from the USA, they attack the USA?
Nice way to show gratitude...
Nice way to show gratitude...
Bill Gates, working with the government(s) of Europe and America stole their ideas from the Muslim nation. as u can see, in books they say everyhting was made by an english man. from a book, to a match, to lemonade, to horses. most of the useful inventions and technology came from the Muslims. over 1.5 thousand years ago, the Muslims new things that are just being found out today, for example; the crack in the moon.
if anyone would like a video(s) or eBook(s) then ask. i have more than enough proof
if anyone would like a video(s) or eBook(s) then ask. i have more than enough proof
| ocalhoun wrote: |
| So in exchange for getting funding from the USA, they attack the USA?
Nice way to show gratitude... |
Actually, we funded them because they were terrorists/revolutionaries, they used terrorism against the nation that was exerting the most imperialism on their nation(s) at that time. Upon the disbandment/fall of that nation, we took their spot by becoming the main foreign economic/cultural influential force (usually called imperialism, not necessarily intentional, but imperialism all the same) acting on the region. Hence the attacks on the "imperialist" country by the "anti-imperialists" who we previously supported because of their terrorism. They're just continuing to do what we paid them to do.
Note: Once again, the U.S.'s imperialism does not justify the terrorist's actions, and the terrorist's actions do not justify further imperialism, and radical Islamic aggression is not justified by radical Christian aggression and visa versa.
And back to the Bill Gates topic. I think that if he were elected, he'd get quite a shock concerning the lack of power the president has. Many of the decisions are made by cabinet members and given a cursory glance before approval, and the high level foreign policy decisions are also usually routed though many people before approval by the President, and the most important usually have to go through the Senate and sometimes even both houses (Iran/Contra scandal, presidential powers limited, so sell Iran some weapons to gain funding for a special cause Congress disapproved of). I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, since"power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely", but it may not be the management style that Bill is used to. I do feel that there is one very good characteristic in him that might make him a good president, he's willing to let things go, take a vacation, a small break or lighten his workload. I'm sure (the sadly former) Princess Philosopher would agree that perhaps a slight bit less pointless legislation and a lighter hand of government could be better for the country, rather than having some guy/gal in there racking his or her brains to figure out what to do to make his or her presidency one to be remembered. Unfortunately he lacks the charisma to run for president, and despite his monopolistic practices, isn't mean enough to deal with other politicians (personal opinion, if you have a higher view of the average politician, or the average Bill Gates
, I won't contest it)Whether I would vote for him or not would depend on what he presents. I will not judge him by the tons of money he is worth, but on what he has done. He is very smart guy to have taken (not by himself, I know, but as the head of his company) Microsoft to become what it is now. So far he does have his foudation. That is definitely a plus for him.
So far I guess I would vote for him, but who knows how I'll feel when I find out more about him. My chances of voting for would increase even more if he ran as independent.
So far I guess I would vote for him, but who knows how I'll feel when I find out more about him. My chances of voting for would increase even more if he ran as independent.
| skinnykhalida wrote: |
| Bill Gates, working with the government(s) of Europe and America stole their ideas from the Muslim nation. as u can see, in books they say everyhting was made by an english man. from a book, to a match, to lemonade, to horses. most of the useful inventions and technology came from the Muslims. over 1.5 thousand years ago, the Muslims new things that are just being found out today, for example; the crack in the moon.
if anyone would like a video(s) or eBook(s) then ask. i have more than enough proof |
Are you joking or are you serious? If the latter, please start a thread on this subject because I would love to see the ensuing debate.
Respectfully,
M
| skinnykhalida wrote: |
| as u can see, in books they say everyhting was made by an english man. from a book, to a match, to lemonade, to horses. most of the useful inventions and technology came from the Muslims. f |
And you're trying to make the case that the books are false? All of them? A great idea; let's make up our own history. I suppose if they say everything was made by an English man, they are false.
Tell me you're not trying to say that Muslims invented the horse? I would have thought it was God who did that...
I would vote for Bill Gates only if somebody like George Bush became the other candidate.
I know people have been floating this idea around for a while now about bill gates running for president. First of all he is way to smart to take a job like that.
Bill gates is not presidential material anyway. He is a business man... not a politician.
Bill gates is not presidential material anyway. He is a business man... not a politician.
Honestly for me he would have to go against someone i hated and be a democrate for me to pick him. So really it would have to do with weather or not he was going to good things or not. If he is going to be a rebulican and talk about how hes going to do all this crap then be like bush and be horrible then no i wont' vote for him. I will vote for the person running against him.
It really for me would come down to the time and place really. Where i'm at in life if he where to run. What things are like in the world and all. So for now i'm just going to keep the poll blank as to my answer isn't up there.
Can someone add an option for It depends?
It really for me would come down to the time and place really. Where i'm at in life if he where to run. What things are like in the world and all. So for now i'm just going to keep the poll blank as to my answer isn't up there.
Can someone add an option for It depends?
| Talk2Tom11 wrote: |
| I know people have been floating this idea around for a while now about bill gates running for president. First of all he is way to smart to take a job like that.
Bill gates is not presidential material anyway. He is a business man... not a politician. |
give him a chance
arnold also was an actor (a bad one!) but now a governer of big city.
| palavra wrote: |
| give him a chance
arnold also was an actor (a bad one!) but now a governer of big city. |
He wasn't a bad actor, and he is governor of a state (California), lol, not a big city. I personally don't want Gates as president, although, with all his money, he could probably solve all the worlds problems with it.
P.S. Governors govern states, mayors govern cities / towns.
| Star Wars Fanatic wrote: |
| I personally don't want Gates as president, although, with all his money, he could probably solve all the worlds problems with it.
P.S. Governors govern states, mayors govern cities / towns. |
Well our Governator will govern whatever he likes be it city/town, state, nation, world, solar system, universe. whatever...
And all the money in the world could not solve the world's problems
As Blaster said, it would depend on the other candidates, though I wouldn't use the exact same criteria as him. If Bill happened to be the best candidate available, I'd go ahead and... write myself in (or perhaps write one of you in and help consign you to that disastrous fate called "the presidency")
It's obvious that people that use slashdot, and talk about it are people that use the computer often, and have heard of him.
I personally don't think he would do a very good job. He has leadership skills, etc, but I don't see him as a master of politics.
I personally don't think he would do a very good job. He has leadership skills, etc, but I don't see him as a master of politics.
| Star Wars Fanatic wrote: | ||
He wasn't a bad actor, and he is governor of a state (California), lol, not a big city. I personally don't want Gates as president, although, with all his money, he could probably solve all the worlds problems with it.
P.S. Governors govern states, mayors govern cities / towns. |
sorry from this place ,california looks like a city.
he was one of the worst actor.
but for kids maybe so so. how old are you?
i think bush family also enough rich .
father president.
son presiden.
maybe one of the twins can be president in future.
| skinnykhalida wrote: |
| Bill Gates, working with the government(s) of Europe and America stole their ideas from the Muslim nation. as u can see, in books they say everyhting was made by an english man. from a book, to a match, to lemonade, to horses. most of the useful inventions and technology came from the Muslims. over 1.5 thousand years ago, the Muslims new things that are just being found out today, for example; the crack in the moon.
if anyone would like a video(s) or eBook(s) then ask. i have more than enough proof |
Wow, I would like to see video and eBook proof where English man claimed to have made the horse. Im very openminded to see that proof.
| palavra wrote: |
| give him a chance
arnold also was an actor (a bad one!) but now a governer of big city. |
Haha, He only had trouble speaking English with the American accent, that doesn't make him a bad actor. Maybe a bad one in a movie where he was supposed to look like a American (with his accent).
Look at Jackie Chan, he couldn't speak english even if his life depended on it, but he acts great.
[Arnold]I'll be back...[/Arnold]
| dray101 wrote: |
| The only reason windows is so damb popular is because there is nothing else like it (i wonder why ) |
Yeah, I guess smart people who know what the people wanted developed that piece of software. So I guess, that Gates is good for something after all right? If your pc shipped with it, there is no prob. Just be happy you didn't have to look for a OS seperately. You could thank Gates for that. Look at the brightside.
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ByTheWay: This topic rocks. I have never been in such an interesting discussion about something that might probably never happen
.| defnet wrote: |
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Wow, I would like to see video and eBook proof where English man claimed to have made the horse. Im very openminded to see that proof. |
I think that ocalhoun was working on something like that but I don't think ocalhoun is English...
As far as Arab learning, yes they made many developments in science and technology before there was a well developed England (example- they had a great library in Alexandria that was, I believe, ruined by Crusaders). They did not, however, maintain all of this learning (and like Greek and Roman learning during the Dark Ages) much of it was lost. Whoever rediscovered it is therefore technically the guy/gal who invented/discovered it because they invented/discovered something that wasn't in existence. So yes we can say, "wow the ancient Arabs knew a lot for their time", but we can't say, "ha those stupid Westerners, the English just borrowed all of their ideas from the Arabs" since all of the Arab ideas were not in existence at that time, even if they previously existed...
Of course this all depends on your idea/definition of advanced
| defnet wrote: | ||
Yeah, I guess smart people who know what the people wanted developed that piece of software. So I guess, that Gates is good for something after all right? If your pc shipped with it, there is no prob. Just be happy you didn't have to look for a OS seperately. You could thank Gates for that. Look at the brightside. |
Yup, he figured (at the time he was just beginning development of his empire) out that the majority of people in the future would not want to search for which OS they wanted, let alone actually know what an OS is. He made his software relatively simple and easy to use and marketed it well (he got people to use Microsoft Basic, then Dos, then Windows), by the time the tech geys got tired with the windows line and many started to move to Linux-based software the general public was "hooked" on Windows. One smart cookie, even if they don't have the "best" operating system, they certainly managed to use their marketing and "prophesy" corporate systems well. Perhaps that's what the U.S. needs at the moment, especially with declining world opinion...
A 40% yes to the vote shows that Gate's philanthropy is working. But does he deserve it?
The world would been quite different( for the better) if not for microsoft's killer strategies.
Think we would have all paid much lesser for software...and software professionals would have made more money:-)
The world would been quite different( for the better) if not for microsoft's killer strategies.
Think we would have all paid much lesser for software...and software professionals would have made more money:-)
"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody." ~ Franklin P. Adams
Yes, Bill Gates for president! That would be so cool; with his money, maybe we wouldnt be in debt.
the guy maybe be a tech-genius but i don't think i'd trust him to run a country.
boy am I glad I don't live in America....just the thought of making Bill Gates president. It proves the ignorance of (not all, but a lot of) Americans.
Bill Gates,,,,,please!
Bill Gates,,,,,please!
I think Linus Torvalds should be president.
If Bill actually ran, do you think we would see and open source candidate run against him?
I don't like Windows but I would vote for Bill Gates (assuming I had a vote). Bill Gates is one of us - a geek. Politicians are mostly rich lawyer types or worse: professional politicians.
Bill Gates would probably try to make all non-MS products illegal so he can make more money. Then he'd probably impose all kinds of sanctions on the European Union for all the trouble they've caused Microsoft. Just look at Microsoft's unfair business tactics. He'd probably run a country the same way he runs MS.
Bill Gates would be a horrible president.
Bill Gates would be a horrible president.
Oh my, I don't know who's administration would be worse. Gates' or Bush's. Both are bent on world domination
I don't think he would be willing to take the paycut to become president. Who knows though... weirder people have been voted in.
I don't think he would be willing to take the paycut to become president. Who knows though... weirder people have been voted in.
| Montressor wrote: | ||
As far as Arab learning, yes they made many developments in science and technology before there was a well developed England (example- they had a great library in Alexandria that was, I believe, ruined by Crusaders). |
I just wanted to comment on this statement. The Library of Alexandria was Greek, having been founded in about the 3rd Century BC during the reign of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.
No one knows for sure what happened to the library. It is believed that there were a series of disasters and/or deliberate destructions, with the library's final demise occurring sometime around or before the Muslim conquest in the 7th Century AD.
Respectfully,
M
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