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Re: Murderer Reno's real crime...
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Sat, 6 May 2000 16:43:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and his revolutionary program Windows.
Nevermind the fact that he stole this program after IBM contracted him to
create it.

What grade did you say you got in personal computers 101?  :-)

This was all over the news a while ago in the USA.  Bill Gates was working for
IBM when he created Windows.  He then stole that program (which would be the
propertey of IBM because they paid him to make it) and founded his own company.
Eventually Gates wound up paying like 50 million to IBM for stealing Windows.
My point was that Microsoft was founded by illegal activities.  The notion
that they don't engage in illegal practices seems rather laughable to me.

-Lord Insanity

Bruce
(standing well clear of the impending demolition zone)



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Mike Petrucelli wrote in message ... (...) Windows. (...) for (...) the (...) company. (...) Windows. (...) Are you aware that Bill Gates (with Paul Allen) produced one of the FIRST commercial programs for a personal computer? He wrote BASIC for (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) What grade did you say you got in personal computers 101? :-) Bruce (standing well clear of the impending demolition zone) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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