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Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback He has used personal insults so I would suspect that he is abusing the Ts & Cs of Talkback (I haven't checked though). Although the last question is probably a little unfair on Smithy as he's clearly never been to a university (not an insult, just...
[March 11, 2005, 13:00]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bill Gates should have been made Lord Gates of The New World. He has brought so much to so many people in the world but all you moaning little creeps can think about is the nagative aspects. Why do you Poms moan so much?
[February 1, 2004, 21:08]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback The screaming, whimpering, maleducated, troll - serf "smithy" makes a total fool of himself, as he has throughout this thread IMO making claims and offering no back up other than his heresay, which counts for nothing.
[January 31, 2004, 17:52]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Just try and seperate your rabid hatred of Microsoft, from the great work Bill Gates is doing for our childen , our sick and our suffering will you? Bil Gates bringing in huge amonuts of medicines, doctors, equipment to save our sick children free...
[January 31, 2004, 16:14]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Then to show how he sticks to "facts" and not opinions, "Bascule" comes up with this gem You screaming that something is so, desn't make it so does it? Given that the installed base of Windows is to an order of magnitude for far bigger than Lnux...
[January 30, 2004, 6:50]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback "This is especially inpressive given that he is now left with only $55 Billion according to Forbes magazine. So what if he's giving away 99% of his money in the future (which I doubt), 1% of $55 billion is still more than enough to live a very...
[January 28, 2004, 0:07]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
News The UK Unix User Group is up in arms at the prospect of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates receiving an honorary knighthood. Following the news that the Microsoft founder, who is the world's wealthiest man, will receive an honorary knighthood for...
[January 27, 2004, 14:55]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback David Hallowell also claims : "Charles' comments are not anti Microsoft for the sake of being anti Microsoft, he's just stating that Bill Gates is not worthy of a knighthood, which based on his track record is a fair comment"
[January 27, 2004, 23:04]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bill Gates is every bit as deserving of knighthood as Tim Berners-Lee, Harold Evans, and other "noble" people who came before Bill. Thus Bill Gates is no less deserving of knighthood. Bill Gates, though he steals from the poor and weak and...
[March 2, 2005, 19:08]
Here Today, Gong Tomorrow For 'Sir' Bill Gates
News Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen, in recognition of his services to global enterprise. However, unless he renounces his American citizenship he won't be able to refer to himself as "Sir Bill...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback David Hallowell : "Bill Gates' charity contributions were not the reason for his knighthood, it's good that he makes these donations " The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is now endowed with to the tune of a staggering $25 Billion from Bill Gates...
[January 27, 2004, 23:58]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
News Other readers said they were put off the whole idea of getting a knighthood: "It's a bit like giving a Nobel Prize for Peace to G.W. Bill Gates may be the richest man in the world, but he is obviously not completely fulfilled -- at least, not until...
[March 2, 2005, 17:30]
Signs Not Good For Microsoft In EU Case
News Despite Microsoft chairman Bill Gates picked up an honorary knighthood earlier this week, it looks like an EU investigation into the software company's anticompetitive behaviour is set to rule against Redmond's finest.
[January 28, 2004, 7:55]
Pro IPlayer Storm
Talkback But with Mark Thompson now at the top of the BBC (famed for barely been able to control himself when he sat next to Bill Gates in Davos and a Blairite political appointee), Erik Huggers (former Director at Microsoft) now running the BBC's online...
[July 30, 2007, 14:38]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Bill Gates is in town, picking up his knighthood and probably laying down the law over all this open-source silliness. So here's Mr Gates, standing amazed at his own restraint in not putting prices up, although he is a bit fed up with the bum deal...
[January 30, 2004, 15:10]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Was Bill being knighted for services to humanity thanks to his charity work none of us would have a problem. The problem we have is that he's being knighted for abusing his monopoly. Paul mentioned one of the things I have to point out.
[March 3, 2005, 12:03]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback People just stick with the status quo and that is how Bill makes those billions. The only reason he gives to charity is to boost public opinion of him: He's got more money than he can spend so it's no loss to him.
[March 7, 2005, 8:47]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Charles' comments are not anti Microsoft for the sake of being anti Microsoft, he's just stating that Bill Gates is not worthy of a knighthood, which based on his track record is a fair comment. Smithy, I can say that this user group is not rapidly...
[January 27, 2004, 21:48]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bill Gates' charity contributions were not the reason for his knighthood, it's good that he makes these donations but lets not forget how insignificant they are compared to his total wealth, it's like the equivalent of someone who's unemployed...
[January 27, 2004, 23:40]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I'm sure this Bill Gates guy did something good for the Enterprise.or else he wouldn't be getting a knighthood. Enterprise is a fine ship. Well, I don't understand what.ever'body's upset about.shrug* I'm sure the HMS.
[March 4, 2005, 22:45]
