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]
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]
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. Gates's success has made him a popular figure with several senior UK politicians, but this hasn't been...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
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]
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 " Gates' tremendous charity work is one of the reasons (if not the main reason) that he is being honoured.
[January 27, 2004, 23:58]
Gongs For Geeks
Leader A knighthood makes sense, as did the £1m award last year from the Finnish Technology Award Foundation. The news this week that the creator of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, blew away all contenders to be named the Great Briton of 2004 surprised even...
[January 28, 2005, 12:35]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback First of all you would be using a crappy Apple computer 10 generations behind if it wasnt for Bill, and the BILLIONS (Yes, that much) that he has donated to feed, immunize the poor and to research centres has earned him 10 flimsy knighthoods.
[March 3, 2005, 9:06]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Forget how he has made his money, he has donated hundreds of millions to charity. It doesn't matter if the honours system is a joke, he deserves recognition for what he has done to help others. That alone, makes him a worthy of the honour.
[March 3, 2005, 10:18]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback True, Gates has done wonders with the amount of money he's devoted to charities through his Gates Foundation (something for which I _DO_ respect him), however I'd guess just as much - if not more - has been donated time-wise by talented Open...
[March 3, 2005, 10:32]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback 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. Yes, the software is good (on the whole) but even if another company produced better they could not break the...
[March 7, 2005, 8:47]
