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Gates Issues Call For "Creative Capitalism"

Posted by Soulskill on from the evidently-foss-is-a-little-too-creative dept.

theodp writes "Bill Gates makes his case for Creative Capitalism in TIME, citing projects like a Text-Free UI for illiterate computing, the use of Multimouse technology to allow fifty kids to share one computer display, cell phone billing by the second, and Bono's RED campaign as examples of the type of corporate creativity that can make the world a better place for the billion or so people scraping by on less than a dollar a day. Michael Kinsley, a former Microsoft employee whose wife still advises the Gates Foundation, says it's hard to object to Gates' goals, but notes that creative capitalism does have its share of skeptics, and points out that there was not a whole lot of energy devoted to lifting up the world's poor during Bill's three decades at Microsoft."

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  1. needs a logo by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the only way a Gates innovation like "Creative Capitalism" will really take off is if it has a nice logo to indicate when something is Creative Capitalism compliant. I suggest two lowercase C's in a circle.

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  2. Re:creative by Metasquares · · Score: 2, Funny

    Forget capitalism; I was going to ask what it had to do with creativity :)

  3. But, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Creative *is* a capitalist company!

  4. Re:Text-free UI? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny

    640 words should be enough for anyone.

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  5. Not Surprising by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    A long-time practitioner of "creative bookkeeping" and "creative business practices" advocates "creative capitalism." What a shocker.

    I'm sure mob bosses would rather people call murder "creative surgery" too.

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  6. Re:Gotta monetize it by Bastard+of+Subhumani · · Score: 3, Funny

    A few typos in there, pal.

    the man has donated a fuckton of our money, that he stole through illegal monopolistic practices, to salve his conscience and save his image

    That's what you meant to write.

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  7. Re:Creative Capitalism by MrKaos · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the law is changed all the works on those image banks will lose their copyright and Mr. Gates will be able to turn a profit on them, while all the creative people learn a hard lesson in capitalism.

    Thats no reason to question the sincerity of a man on a mission to relieve poverty while dressed in a $10,000 Armani suit.

    I always wondered what a Billion dollar Bill looks like.

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  8. Re:Creative Capitalism by KGIII · · Score: 2, Funny

    But, well, it is creative. ;)

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  9. How many people could Bill feed? by MrKaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    If they just ate him.

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  10. It depends by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    On how thinly they slice him.

  11. Re:WTF is this "education" worship going on? by plantman-the-womb-st · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know, I'm neither Korean nor young and I speak English.

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  12. 640 words? by drolive · · Score: 3, Funny

    640 words should be enough for anyone.

    This is why I think there is a world market for maybe five dictionaries.

    1. Re:640 words? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

      There is no reason for any individual to have a dictionary in his home.

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