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Ok, the point of this is to say something bad about bill gates, as long as you dont break the rules of SR by swearing or any very bad stuff. I'll start.
IF I SEE BILL GATES IM GONNA STICK ME BOOT IN HIS RECTUM BEFORE SLASHING HIS NECK.
> Dave RJR wrote:
> XBox is the biggest test yet for MS. With Windows, eventually
> everyone
> has to upgrade to the latest version in order to run the latest
> software. Almost all new PC's also ship with Windows - it's easy
> money! But with console's, everyone (well not quite everyone) has
> been
> with Sony for so long, it's difficult to change. Plus, if you
> upgrade
> there are 3 machines to choose from. You are not locked into
> Microsoft. And Sony has the image & popularity right now. Sony
> is
> the market leader, and MS need to try and get a foot in the door. A
> very different situation compared with Windows.
>
> don't be so naive. In 10 years time, the latest consoles will come
> with Windows 2012 as standard. By pushing into one market which can
> quite easilly be linked with one he already monopolises, he's secured
> the future of Microsoft by ensuring that they have their fingers in
> several pies.
>
> Wake up and realise that Bill Gates is as succesful as he is because
> he is a remarkably astute business man.
Gates will only become the dominant force in the console world, if his/their popularity makes big increases.
> Gates will only become the dominant force in the console world, if
> his/their popularity makes big increases.
This thread is living proof that success is nothing to do with popularity.
> Microsoft bought the windows operating system when Xerox turned it
> down. That's how Bill Gates 'stole' windows. He just bought it for a
> ludicrously small amount of money because the company it was initially
> developed for didn't see any potential.
Then he didnt steal it if he bought it did he!
> The richest man in the world is the Sultan of Bruneii.
Nope, it's Bill Gates.