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**Euphorium** · 28th June 2008

Well, although I knew it was coming, it's still quite a shame. I've always liked Bill, without him I couldn't type out this very post.

**RichyZ** · 28th June 2008

MUFC2007 posted:

No, that post wasn't clever or funny.
ITT: Bill Gates is really generous with his fortune, not greedy. He even has his own charity... Screw all the bitches about how they hate vista and they rant away at 'ol Bill. Vista rocks, though it's not like he programmed the OS himself.

I love microsoft, I just hate vista.

XP is for the winners.

**Smirnoff Joe** · 28th June 2008

Who the hell's gonna take his place?

**thisispain** · 28th June 2008

DrDean! posted:

Anybody else laugh?

Only people jealous of his six billion dollar income did.

**L0LIMB0RED** · 28th June 2008

thisispain posted:

Only people jealous of his six billion dollar income did.

Six billion? Add taxes to that and it would go down to probably 800 million.

**thisispain** · 28th June 2008

L0LIMB0RED posted:

Six billion? Add taxes to that and it would go down to probably 800 million.

Add cooperate cost and employer and bla bla and it's nothing, but Microsoft still earns 6 billion.

**DaveP** · 28th June 2008

Bill Gates is a man I can respect. He has good intentions and a strong personal motivation that made him the richest man in the world, and then had the heart to be generous with his wealth. A billionaire to be proud of.

**brainmaster** · 28th June 2008

DaveP posted:

Bill Gates is a man I can respect. He has good intentions and a strong personal motivation that made him the richest man in the world, and then had the heart to be generous with his wealth. A billionaire to be proud of.

Well put.

He's the only billionair i actually click on if there's any news about him...

It's been one hell of a ride... well not really, but just for dramatic effect :)

**MUFC2007** · 28th June 2008

http://www.gatesfoundation.org

Bill Gates is awesome.

xNewBombx · 28th June 2008

LeYang posted:

Everyone should have one mind to actually like him, since we're all geeky because of him.

Edit:

I strongly doubt my abilities to make a Operating OS.

Operating Operating System?

**MUFC2007** · 28th June 2008

xNewBombx posted:

Operating Operating System?

He could have meant "Working Operating System"
Silly typo.

xNewBombx · 28th June 2008

MUFC2007 posted:

He could have meant "Working Operating System"
Silly typo.

Then I COUNTER THAT with, A operating system? AN.

**MUFC2007** · 28th June 2008

xNewBombx posted:

Then I COUNTER THAT with, A operating system? AN.

He obviously lacks in grammar.
If he used this phrase: "Operating OS", then how could he have the knowledge to use "an" before the vowel.

**4NGRY MUFF1N** · 28th June 2008

Bill gates is a cool little Geek that both me and the world loves :D

DieHard · 28th June 2008

THIS IS THE MAN WHO NOW RUNS MICROSOFT.

DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!

**sboyy** · 28th June 2008

DieHard posted:

THIS IS THE MAN WHO NOW RUNS MICROSOFT.

DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!

Wow, he's one crazy mother fucker that's for sure.

Danny Lol · 28th June 2008

After read his Biography and a lot about him I realized how inspiration the creation of Microsoft really was. He slept in his office, working day and night to get work done. And obviously has done a breathtaking job in my eyes to this point. There retires a legend. He won't be forgotten at all.

Gallik · 28th June 2008

NachoPiggy posted:

That is actually very friendly of him, well bye Mr. Gates :love: You serve the geek world well :patriot:

Not really...

**Panda X** · 29th June 2008

Gallik posted:

Not really...

Yes he has.

**pointyface** · 29th June 2008

I love Bill Gates, I don't to think of a lifetime without PC games

**Benie** · 29th June 2008

PC Gaming probley wouldn't be as popular if Bill Gates didn't do what he did.
Yay for Flight/Train Simulator. :D

And of course, Windows XP.

**Jallen** · 29th June 2008

If Bill Gates didn't exist, we would probably all be using Unix based systems.

**L0LIMB0RED** · 29th June 2008

If Bill Gates didn't exist, normal people wouldn't be using computers.

**lazyguy** · 29th June 2008

RichyZ posted:

I love microsoft, I just hate vista.

XP is for the winners.

Unless you have a widescreen monitor.

**Termy58** · 29th June 2008

Bill was kind of a small nerdy fellow who did good for the company.

I think he put Steve in charge for a last laugh before he leaves.

Seriously Steve Ballmer is a nut job.

**noobcake** · 29th June 2008

DaveP posted:

Bill Gates is a man I can respect. He has good intentions and a strong personal motivation that made him the richest man in the world, and then had the heart to be generous with his wealth. A billionaire to be proud of.

I really didn't know what else to say so ^this.

Also bring on the avatars, it's bound to happen sooner or later.

R.I.P. Bill Gates

I thought you'd be providing bad customer service forever.

**Panda X** · 29th June 2008

DaveP posted:

Bill Gates is a man I can respect. He has good intentions and a strong personal motivation that made him the richest man in the world, and then had the heart to be generous with his wealth. A billionaire to be proud of.

Second richest. Warren Buffet is now the richest. But yes I agree.

**MUFC2007** · 30th June 2008

Bill Gates is the third richest human in the world.

1. Warren Buffett
2. Carlos Slim Helu
3. William Gates III

Forbes, :excited:
Wow, That Warren Buffet guy self-earned his fortune. Wow, just wow.

**BricknHead** · 30th June 2008

What's with all the Bill hate?

All he did was create a very succesful psuedo-monapoly that fuels our gaming needs

He's rather awesome

Vadox · 30th June 2008

smidge146 posted:

Well I say "thank you bill gates for windows!" and computers in general.

In the end, what would we all do without windows, I can't even imagine it.

So yeah! thank you Gates!

Edit:

BricknHead posted:

What's with all the Bill hate?

All he did was create a very succesful psuedo-monapoly that fuels our gaming needs

He's rather awesome

Agree

**Overv** · 30th June 2008

LeYang posted:

He was somewhat working as a Spokesman for Microsoft, he wasn't a CEO, that's Steve's job.

Oh, hehe, I thought you said Steve Jobs

Ubercharged · 8th October 2009

Bye bill!

(User was banned for this post ("Bump" - Dragon))

**The Inzuki** · 8th October 2009

Thanks for bumping, I actually thought this was real.

Well, er, it is real, I guess. But did he really retire and is he still?

Victor Leferve · 8th October 2009

Bumped from the stoneageeeee!

DuraFlex · 9th October 2009

Let me take over :D

ProboardslolV2 · 9th October 2009

Ubercharged posted:

Bye bill!

what the fuck dude

Pikablu07 · 9th October 2009

Ubercharged posted:

Bye bill!

...
can anyone that joins facepunch read
because if they can't then the bad reading rating isn't going to do anything

**Doneeh** · 9th October 2009

Haha, bumped from beyond the boards.

**ShaunOfTheLive** · 9th October 2009

The Inzuki posted:

Thanks for bumping, I actually thought this was real.

Well, er, it is real, I guess. But did he really retire and is he still?

Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates

SomeENG · 9th October 2009

I hadn't seen this.