Special computer for Bill Gates

[brownie]

The Rich ARE different

From AFP:

GATES TOO RICH FOR TAX COMPUTER

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said today the tax office in the US has to store his financial data on a special computer because his fortune is so vast.

"My tax return in the United States has to be kept on a special computer because their normal computers can't deal with the numbers," he said at a Microsoft conference held in Lisbon.

"So I am constantly getting these notices telling me I haven't paid something when really it is just on the wrong computer," he added in comments broadcast on television.

"Then they will send me another notice telling me how bad they feel they that they sent me a notice that was a mistake," he said

Gates's fortune is put at $US47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich published by Forbes magazine.

Last month Time magazine named Gates and his wife Melinda, along with rock star Bono, its Persons of the Year for 2005, citing their charitable work and activism aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health.

The couple's Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has a $US29 billion endowment making it the world's biggest charity.

Edited February 1, 2006 by brownie

[Daniel A]

[Hardbopjazz]

The same goes for me. Man, to be that rich.

[Jim Alfredson]

So does this special computer run Windows?

[Daniel A]

But 640 kB RAM surely ought to be more than enough?

[Claude]

"So I am constantly getting these notices telling me I haven't paid something when really it is just on the wrong computer," he added in comments broadcast on television.

Very clever! On the machine that deals with Bill Gates' taxes, the reminders say he is supposed to pay his taxes on January 31, 19106.

(BTW, do a Google search on "january 19106" to see how many websites are still not Y2K-ready)

Edited February 1, 2006 by Claude

[AllenLowe]

if Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashes....

wait - he does!

[catesta]

It's crazy how rich this fucking guy is.

The only thing crazier is the 100 billion dollar fortune Sam Walton's widow and kids have.

[Jim Alfredson]

if Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashes....

wait - he does!

Actually, if he had a nickle for every time Windows crashes, he'd probably be 10x richer than he already is!

[7/4]

With Win XP, programs crash, but not the OS.

[Jim Alfredson]

With Win XP, programs crash, but not the OS.

Oh, I've crashed it, believe you me.

[Claude]

Don't calculate your tax returns on XP, Jim

[7/4]

With Win XP, programs crash, but not the OS.

Oh, I've crashed it, believe you me.

I have too, but it's rare. Programs crash all the time.

[Guest]

no i wont turn this thread into a linux promotion thread as i did so many times in the past ...

the good thing is that him and his wife are HUGE associations donors so the money is no a total waste.

but no, you dont want me to comment on windows crash ^^

[Indestructible!]

but no, you dont want me to comment on windows crash ^^

Hey Nico,

Are you the same cat from Kraytracker? If so, welcome to Organissimo! Never thought I'd see someone from Kray over here!

Cheers,

Shane

[Guest]

but no, you dont want me to comment on windows crash ^^

Hey Nico,

Are you the same cat from Kraytracker? If so, welcome to Organissimo! Never thought I'd see someone from Kray over here!

Cheers,

Shane

haha yes it is me indeed. the internet is not that big huh

If you know me from kray tracker then you should know im a jazz fan, im even the one to blame for the jazz section on the tracker !!

Not active on Kray anymore, my own project is taking me lots of time and i have enough to deal with ^^

see you!

Edited February 2, 2006 by nicohellcat