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Re: Bill Gates thinks he's Einstein...

[H]omer wrote:
Linonut wrote:

... Petitioning Congress to "Maintain U.S. Innovation Lead".

http://www.programmersguild.org/docs/rebuttal_to_bill_gates_congress_march2008.html

Gates said he is optimistic that information technology will continue
to transform business productivity and the quality of our day-to-day
lives, adding that private companies alone cannot ensure that the U.S. will remain the pre-eminent force in innovation. "Without leadership from Congress and the president ... and the commitment of the private sector to do its part, the center of progress will shift to other nations that are more committed to the pursuit of innovation," Gates said.

Is that an admission of failure, or what?

Dunno, but it does seem to be heavily encrypted bullshit. Let's try a
translation:

[para-quote]
Gates said lobbying; bribery and sabotage will ensure that Microsoft
technology will continue to lock-in businesses to Microsoft productivity
software, and increase the quality of Microsoft shareholders' lives,
adding that legitimate business alone cannot ensure that the U.S. will
be able to spread the disease of its sick; right-wing; extremist
ideologies, and thus dominate the global market with monopolisation.
"Without the pressure of political sanctions; the threat of military
intervention; and the general principle that America has the right to
police the rest of the world, being promoted and supported by Congress
and the president ... and the support of equally corrupt private sector
entities like Blackwater and Microsoft, to do our part, the Axis of
Power will shift to other nations that are more committed to the pursuit
of freedom", Gates (should have) said.
[/para-quote]

I'm a little curious. Which emotion would you say you developed earlier: Linux loving or America hating?

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