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Gates and Co. have been on a PR push for the last twenty years. It appears to have worked.

by ceilingcorner 6y ago

viraptor 6y ago
Gates is doing PR for himself. I've not seen him say anything relevant about MS in a really long time.
- ceilingcorner 6y ago
  Gates is the richest person in the world. I assure you, he has a team of PR people dedicated to improving his image and the image of the source of his wealth (Microsoft.) The fact that this is downvoted and somehow controversial is proof of their campaign’s effectiveness...it’s how the media works, people.
  - samoa42 6y ago
    > Gates is the richest person in the world. not true for three years now
  - durnygbur 6y ago
    He has, quite literally, all the money in the world to hire PR people to make the public believe he is what he desires.
  - evgen 6y ago
    It is not 'how the media works' or any sort of proof of a PR campaign, it is just wrong. That is why it is being downvoted.
    - ceilingcorner 6y ago
      You don’t think that one of the richest people in the world has a PR team that helps shape his public perception?
  - rvz 6y ago
    > Gates is the richest person in the world. One of the richest. As of Oct 2020, he is second.
  - viraptor 6y ago
    > dedicated to improving his image and the image of the source of his wealth (Microsoft.) Why? Can't find the more recent value, but by 2017 he was down to ~1% stake and he was effectively transferring the amounts sold to the foundation. Why would he care significantly about the image of MS at this point? The last significant article mentioning Gates and Microsoft I can find is him departing the board in March. And not a lot before that either. Can you point at his significant MS PR?
    - ceilingcorner 6y ago
      The point of PR is to not be obvious. And of course he would be interested in making MS look better, it’s the source of his wealth and will forever be associated with him.
      - viraptor 6y ago
        Yet, you claim this is obviously happening. Can you point at some proof that there's heavy Gates -> MS PR campaign happening?
        ceilingcorner 6y ago
        Gates and the Gates Foundation have hired numerous PR firms for various issues. Google it. If you seriously think that one of the richest men in the world doesn't do the same thing for the sources of his wealth, I don’t know what to tell you.

Gates and Co. have been on a PR push for the last twenty years. It appears to have worked.

viraptor 6y ago

Gates is doing PR for himself. I've not seen him say anything relevant about MS in a really long time.

ceilingcorner 6y ago
Gates is the richest person in the world. I assure you, he has a team of PR people dedicated to improving his image and the image of the source of his wealth (Microsoft.) The fact that this is downvoted and somehow controversial is proof of their campaign’s effectiveness...it’s how the media works, people.
- samoa42 6y ago
  > Gates is the richest person in the world. not true for three years now
- durnygbur 6y ago
  He has, quite literally, all the money in the world to hire PR people to make the public believe he is what he desires.
- evgen 6y ago
  It is not 'how the media works' or any sort of proof of a PR campaign, it is just wrong. That is why it is being downvoted.
  - ceilingcorner 6y ago
    You don’t think that one of the richest people in the world has a PR team that helps shape his public perception?
- rvz 6y ago
  > Gates is the richest person in the world. One of the richest. As of Oct 2020, he is second.
- viraptor 6y ago
  > dedicated to improving his image and the image of the source of his wealth (Microsoft.) Why? Can't find the more recent value, but by 2017 he was down to ~1% stake and he was effectively transferring the amounts sold to the foundation. Why would he care significantly about the image of MS at this point? The last significant article mentioning Gates and Microsoft I can find is him departing the board in March. And not a lot before that either. Can you point at his significant MS PR?
  - ceilingcorner 6y ago
    The point of PR is to not be obvious. And of course he would be interested in making MS look better, it’s the source of his wealth and will forever be associated with him.
    - viraptor 6y ago
      Yet, you claim this is obviously happening. Can you point at some proof that there's heavy Gates -> MS PR campaign happening?
      - ceilingcorner 6y ago
        Gates and the Gates Foundation have hired numerous PR firms for various issues. Google it. If you seriously think that one of the richest men in the world doesn't do the same thing for the sources of his wealth, I don’t know what to tell you.