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The Softening of a Software Man

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-says-i'm-sorry-like-cold-hard-cash dept.

theodp writes to tell us that New York Magazine has an interesting editorial stating that no one is afraid of Microsoft anymore. The article argues that Microsoft has noticeably been adrift in the wake of Gates' philanthropy, which some cynics suspect is a Rockefeller-like attempt to 'fumigate his fortune' as he makes a play for the history books. From the article: "Like the robber barons, Bill Gates has moved from trying to take over the world to trying to save it."

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  1. Pirates by SporkLand · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If he was serious about saving the world, he'd be investing in Pirates! http://venganza.org/

  2. Re:Um... by ThaFooz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ummmm.... No. The real AntiChrist might very well be GWB, the current POTUS.

    Bush strikes me as merely incompetent, not evil. Much like the Ohio & Florida voters that put him there. With DeLay out of the picture, my antichrist vote might be Rupert Murdoch, the man behind the propaganda machine that is Fox News.

  3. Re:Do not worry by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    please point out the word(s) that i misspelled. aspell found no errors.

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