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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. Yes, Bill Gates is a thief.
[March 2, 2005, 19:08]
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]
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 I'm sure this Bill Gates guy did something good for the Enterprise.or else he wouldn't be getting a knighthood. Well, I don't understand what.ever'body's upset about.shrug* I'm sure the HMS. Enterprise is a fine ship.
[March 4, 2005, 22:45]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback As for the Honours (Honoury Knighthood - Bill Gates), think of it as 4th prize in a beauty contest. So, the great British debate on why someone should not be recognised for acheivements. Although I personally think it makes no difference what you...
[March 3, 2005, 10:29]
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]
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. The Foreign Office announced early on Monday that Gates -- the software superstar who puts the Bill into...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
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]
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 " In 2000 the Gates Foundation announced the single biggest international educational scholarship programme ever...
[January 27, 2004, 23:58]
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]
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]
Gongs For Geeks
Leader A knighthood makes sense, as did the £1m award last year from the Finnish Technology Award Foundation. Instead of Bill Gates, we have Clive Sinclair. Nerd, geek, boffin, techie, propellerhead: this is just some of the charming phraseology used by...
[January 28, 2005, 12:35]
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]
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]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I agree: Why should the founder of an aggressive monopoly be praised? Yes, the software is good (on the whole) but even if another company produced better they could not break the control that microsoft has over the market.
[March 7, 2005, 8:47]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Paul mentioned one of the things I have to point out. 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.
[March 3, 2005, 12:03]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback The award was for "his outstanding contribution to enterprise". Are people seriously saying that he has not done this? Name some companies that have not been using Windows on a non-apple desktop in the last 10 years.
[March 3, 2005, 11:54]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I couldn't find those figures you mentioned, just these: http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/ All windows bar 2. The screaming, whimpering, maleducated, troll - serf "smithy" makes a total fool of himself, as he has throughout this thread IMO making...
[January 31, 2004, 17:52]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bascule, the linux fundamentalist, screeches You are the one who sounds like the fanatic round here, stick with the facts not opinions" Then to show how he sticks to "facts" and not opinions, "Bascule" comes up with this gem
[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. Only? I hope he travelled Economy class over to the UK with that little money! So what if he's giving away 99% of his money in the future...
[January 28, 2004, 0:07]
