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Well, color me misinformed! Still, his philanthropic activities have nothing to do with his corporate ones.
by mintplant 15y ago
Well, color me misinformed! Still, his philanthropic activities have nothing to do with his corporate ones.
- TheAmazingIdiot 15y agoI already knew of this. Gates may not be the CEO of Microsoft, but he has complete sway on what happens. He went from "King" to kingmaker. I guess the most damning things he has done recently, I have heard through trustworthy sources. The claim is that Gates foundation does indeed do good work, but they also greatly encourage their money to pay software licensing fees (read: MSWindows and MSOffice). Their form of greatly encouraging is very similar to their bulk rates that allow snooping their networks for compliance. Be aware, I have no direct proof. I only have the word from a close friend who does work in 3rd world countries.
- dredmorbius 15y agoThere's a strong case of dispute for this as well. The B&MGF have been highly active in education. And computers in education. Guess what OS they favor? My understanding of much of the medical work done by the B&MGF is that there's been a focus on making patented prescription medicines available inexpensively (a social good), but preserving the strong IP protections on the patents themselves (again, an objective which favors Microsoft Corp's own interests in strong IP. There is some confluence of interests. Still, despite my very strong misgivings of Gates, Microsoft, and its business practices, he's made a huge impact on philanthropy and social causes. B&MGF absolutely dominates the field.