[SC.LUG] Bill Gates to be Knighted?

[Rick [Kitty5]]

David Holden wrote:
> To be honest I think this ranks along with people who say princess
> diana did a lot for charity, maybe but it required very little effort
> on her part.. what else was she going to do with her time, Similarly
> what else is Gates going to do with his money..

Thats not the point.

> Personally I think its outrageous to give someone a honour when their
> company is effectively "stealing" billions of pounds from the NHS
> budget due to monopolistic practices.

Well its MS boxen or Sun boxen, and you don't need to be a rocket scientist
to pick the cheaper of those options! (especially if you mention Sun while
your negotiating)

Rick

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