Story: Here today, gong tomorrow for 'Sir' Bill Gates
Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 26 January 2004, 10:19 AM)
I was delighted to read that Tim Berners-Lee was to receive a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. My reaction to the announcement that Bill Gates will too was the polar opposite. There's no doubt that his influence has been immense but at what cost. He has lied, cheated and bullied people to get his own way. And he gets an honour for that?
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Story: Here today, gong tomorrow for 'Sir' Bill Gates
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I was delighted to read that Tim Berners-Lee was t... Anonymous -
well it is our policy to reward criminals with hol... Anonymous -
To quote from the BBC website...
A constitutional... Adam Hendine
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How about a £1 million per month licence fee
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Ah, Unix users are so funny when they're angry. Walshicus
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Tony Blair has never had a problem with monopolies... Anonymous
