Preserved Topic: Why is this man smiling? (Page 1 of 1)

"Microsoft avoids breakup; what's next?

An appeals court vacates an order to split the company, but labels it an abusive monopoly. What does the ruling mean for the software giant?"

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-5629597-0.html?tag=tp_pr

Your pal, -doc-



[This message has been edited by DocOzone (edited 06-29-2001).]

Humm.. Well I must say it should be interesting to see what happens next.

Microsoft rules, heh...

I agree with mr. Max as long as *nix is not so popular and user friendly

There's only one small thing. MS Visual Basic - that's a really shitty programming language...

Not to mention he's listed as the richest man in the world right now


~A person who smiles in the face of adversity... probably has a scapegoat~

Yeah, I heard his net worth was greater than the GNP of Israel. He would be ranked the 12th richest nation in the world.

O'course, most of that's in stock.

I wonder why you can't see the lower half of his body...
That might be why he is smiling. Its a possibility.

I heard since most of his money is in stock, depending on how the stock market is, he fluxuates between the 1st and 3rd richest man in the world. ::shrug:: I guess I could live with being the 3rd richest ...


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I wonder what would happen if he decided to liquidate it all at once.

He is an alien, Microsoft is from out of space.

you only need a dollar more then you can spend in a life time to become wealthy beyond your time..hahahaha

Hes one lucky som-a-bitch...talk about right place right time. He certainly didnt invent anything.............

take a little of this and a little of that and sell it to the masses............not a bad score for the gates man.

Like they say id rather be out in the open blue then live behind windows and gates........

some one has to be the richest, and people can always think of some negative sides of him/her?
well, imagine that if you were the richest, do you give it shit about how people criticize the way you get wealthy? I peronally wouldn't care!!

and, ah, mr.max just answered my question, thanx for comment about VB!! VB is really gay, that's what I though, since the first week my elephant-sized teacher introduced it to me in High school. And Now MrMax has confirmed it for me.

Visual C++?

Visual C++ is very good programming language, but... My programming language of choice is Borland/Inprise Delphi. It has very large user base and there are virtually dozens of additional components on the internet (just take a look at Delphi Super Site to see what I'm talking about).

If anyone here happened to own any Microsoft stock, they'll be smiling too.

*isn't smiling*

Guyo...the missing-lower-half-makes-me-happy theory applies to Bill *C*****N* - not Bill *GATES*....

atleast it used to....


Me. Loony. 'nuff said.

Money talks, bullcrap walks.

Bastards halted trading for half a day...

-mage-

...whatever