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Originally posted by Slylee when i think of bill gates, the word "lucky" doesn't exactly come to mind. he obviously deserves everything he has...

HAHAHAHAHAHAH DESERVES?? Yeah he was really talented to steal DR-DOS from CPM and release a slightly altered version called MSDOS, which is what got him started in the industry. He's definitely really deserving. not. How can anyone deserve that much power and money? he's a hard working programmer who had to steal ideas and other people's software to get to where he is today, and now that he's here, he runs the communist of software companies and slags on open source at every chance. fk him and his fkn yacht, he may be intelligent, a good businessman, and bloody rich, but one thing he ISN'T is deserving.

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Originally posted by jp Yeah yeah here's the damn thing

"freekign hudge 5 decks just above the hull" my ass.

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Originally posted by Flyboy217 I've actually been to his house (two floors of it anyway) and his backyard. He's got cool LCDs with changing paintings. We only got to walk straight down 2 flights of stairs to his backyard... which isn't that big! He invites all the MS interns out there for a BBQ every year. My friend got kicked out for smuggling in a camera. Shucks!

Did he tried to, you know, touch you somewhere or?.. I'm asking this because right now there's this story with Michael Jackson inviting kids over to his ranch and... OMG, this is so bad... abusing them!

Well, he is OBVIOUSLY compensating for something. There's no way in hell that dork has a decent sized penis, so yea, that should make us all feel a bit better.

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Originally posted by Harmonic You know he has the biggest collection of computer pron...

right cuz he cant afford to buy expensive hookers and bury them in the sahara (to keep em quiet)

bill is the quiet spender...it's Paul Allen (his partner in crime) that shows his net worth.

His 757 (N757AF), is based here in Portland...that's only one of his many jets. We routinely come across something he owns in the sky very often. Makes the 18 million dollar pressurized tube I drive look like a Yugo.

There is a ton of money on Lake Washington (Seattle), flying over it everyday proves a new million dollar + find on a daily basis.

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Originally posted by albertoR whats bill gates like anyways, ive never seen him talking. Does he have a really geeky personality and is he all arrogant? or is he cool and a hell of a party animal.

Yes, he is quite nerdy. Very nerdy voice. Rocks with his right foot in front of left, constantly while delivering talks. Not super arrogant (certainly not for his wealth, and not even for his intelligence).

Now, for all those haters... he is worth $46 billion, and has already donated $23 billion, and plans to donate another $23 billion in the next few years. Not just donate, but strategically allocate to very intelligent and worthwhile purposes. So until any of you donate TWENTY THREE BILLION DOLLARS... STFU. And until you donate another $23 billion, give him some props. That's hardcore...

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How can ONE MAN find the time to use all this!!???

Just to think that this guy would make enough money to rule a country by itself makes me shiver

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Originally posted by BTG lucky? i dont think so. i sure as hell don't want to be bill gates. he's a fucking dork. who cares if he has all that money, he's a god...damn...dork.

the point that raises itself is 'if hes happy'

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Originally posted by Flyboy217 Yes, he is quite nerdy. Very nerdy voice. Rocks with his right foot in front of left, constantly while delivering talks. Not super arrogant (certainly not for his wealth, and not even for his intelligence). Now, for all those haters... he is worth $46 billion, and has already donated $23 billion, and plans to donate another $23 billion in the next few years. Not just donate, but strategically allocate to very intelligent and worthwhile purposes. So until any of you donate TWENTY THREE BILLION DOLLARS... STFU, got it? And until you donate another $23 billion, give him some props. That's hardcore...

Dude, imo if you have 46 billion dollars there's nothing sane that you CAN do except donate most of it. That doesn't make him a fantastic person, it's just logical. The lying and cheating he did in the past to get him to where he is today, along with a shitload of luck, having been in the right place at the right time, and admittedly also his skills as a businessman and just an ordinary programmer, that's why he's got $46 billion, not because he deserves it.

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Originally posted by jp Yeah yeah here's the damn thing

thats not the boat i saw he had, the one he was with had a dark hull and was defenetly 5 decks also it had a helicopter pad on the back, ill see if i can find any photos

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ Dude, imo if you have 46 billion dollars there's nothing sane that you CAN do except donate most of it. That doesn't make him a fantastic person, it's just logical. The lying and cheating he did in the past to get him to where he is today, along with a shitload of luck, having been in the right place at the right time, and admittedly also his skills as a businessman and just an ordinary programmer, that's why he's got $46 billion, not because he deserves it.

Those were 23 billion very strategically placed dollars. He's funding all sorts of research, and plans to bring parts of Africa out of poverty. Even if were doing it to look or feel good about himself... that's pretty damn impressive. No single person in history has donated anywhere near as much. Maybe he lied to get that money (I don't know), but he's doing a HUGE amount of good with it. And like I said... he's going to donate the rest of his fortune before he dies. So it's easy to say "yeah, you'd HAVE to donate billions"... but the man really deserves props.