[Am-info] Reuters: Microsoft: Asia Windows Rival Would Raise Concerns

[T. Guilbert]

In a message dated 2003 September 08 (Monday), timestamp 10:23 PM, 
   on the topic Re: [Am-info] Reuters: Microsoft: Asia Windows Rival
Would Raise Concerns,
   "Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net> wrote:

"|I recall some "bumper sticker" or pronouncement from the early
"|1970s: "He who has all the toys when he dies, wins", or some such. 
"|That's Gates. It's a game for him.  He has enough money and does
"|less patriotically or societally useful with it than all his
"|monopolistic predecessors.

Give BG his due.  Compared to Carnegie and Rockefeller and Ford, he
started philanthropy at an early age, and his pace has been
accelerating.  One can despise his business practices and yet admire
his social conscience in all areas where Microsoft is not a player or
potential player. 

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