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]
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. Tim Berners Lee, oh excuse me, Sir Timothy, having world wide...
[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]
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 Thank goodness Bill is American, we do not need to call him Sir.
[March 5, 2005, 15:52]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I think Sir William should be given more honours - how about making him Sheriff of Nottingham? Somebody wrote: No, I say. He would rather prefer being the Governor of Munich or Bergen :-) !
[March 3, 2005, 19:56]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I think Sir William should be given more honours - how about making him Sheriff of Nottingham?
[March 3, 2005, 13:54]
