[Klug-general] [OT] Bill Gates: the last day at Microsoft

[George Prowse]

Karl Lattimer wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 12:20 +0000, Colin McCarthy wrote:
>> This is a bit off topic, but am sure you will all smile after watching
>> it.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1M-IafCor4
>>
>> What ever your views are on MS, I believe you have to give the man his
>> dues. First to what he developed and second for being able to make fun
>> of yourself. 
> 
> All that video said to me the first time I saw it was, well MS are
> proving that they have money by hiring all of the celebs to be in it.
> 
> Now you mention it I'd like to know what Bill developed other than a
> massive corporate entity that has gone some way to destroy software
> development from a developer perspective and a business perspective, to
> reference an unofficial quote from Bill. "Writing code at redmond is
> like eating noodles with one chop stick"
> 
> Finally I find it hard not to make fun of Bill, he's an easy target, and
> well no matter how hard weedy boy and monkey boy "TRY" to be funny, they
> just end up looking stupid. Remember the "Get on your feet" vocal chord
> surgery incident?
> 
> K,
> 
> 
Well, I think he's a very successful businessman, he deserves *some* 
credit for that. Most very successful businessmen aren't nice in their 
work, just look at Sir James Goldsmith