Re: Fw: fruits of Bill Gates labor worth $50 billion

From: John Leppik (John_Leppik@knowledgesystems.com)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 10:59:20 MST


Wrong source, the below accusation came from Eugen Leitl"
<eugen@leitl.org

I, John Leppik, challenged it.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: <Dehede011@aol.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: fruits of Bill Gates labor worth $50 billion

> In a message dated 11/19/2002 8:37:14 AM Central Standard Time,
> John_Leppik@knowledgesystems.com writes: "Ron, sorry to say, but you
> obviously have very little clue about the industry, and Microsoft's
role in
> it. As an engineer, you're surely aware of the dangers of talking
about a
> field you know nothing about? It should be easy enough to find the
truth
> using Google."
>
> John,
> You are quite right. However, I am not primarily singing the
praises
> of Bill Gates
> the engineer. I suppose he is at least adequate in his field.
> But give him credit, he recognised the challenge and he
responded. At
> least several others were trying to do what he did but he won. I
don't want
> to bore you with a long story but I think you have enough to vector
in on me.
> As to his villiany I have heard as many and as detailed
accusations
> against those that plainly don't like the guy.
> Ron h.
>
>



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