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He's got a point though
And it's not just Bill Gates. It's all those billionares out there.

While there donations are nice it's little more than what I'd do when I give spare change to bum on the street.

Ah but in the end those Billionares won't be able to eat thier money when that money becomes worthless. That's what happens when a small few end up with all the money. If 10% have all the money and the remaining 90% have no money they aren't spending a pretty soon having 90% of the wealth means nothing when you can't buy food.

It'd take me too long to explain it and I'm not sure I entirely understand it but there have been some very good books written on the concept. So take this a very brief summary.
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one would think Bill Gates would support...  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
The reason he doesn't support it  thilde | 03/15/06
duh..didn't I just say that?  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
excuse the spelling I was just a "tad" upset about this article.  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
which world do you live in  zzz1234567890 | 03/15/06
Seriously.  A_Pickle | 03/15/06
usually I'm not judgemental.  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
not judgmental???  jeanjaz | 03/17/06
No Sereourly.  LittleGuy | 03/16/06
You just can't do it, can you?  balsover | 03/16/06
Don't forget the IRS  Dad13 | 03/17/06
I see  voska | 03/16/06
Percentage of disposable income...and tax breaks, of course  gardoglee | 03/16/06
Seriously  Protagonistic | 03/16/06
contributions?  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
The $28 Bn number  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/16/06
Federal Taxes... That's the thing  steveknypstra | 03/16/06
Drug dealers give a lot of money to the churches too, it does NOT make them  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
Actually they give Billions...  el1jones | 03/16/06
You are upset?  NonZealot | 03/16/06
He's got a point though  voska | 03/16/06
exited?  Arm A. Geddon | 03/16/06
That isn't true.  A_Pickle | 03/15/06
Do you have any idea who many people this laptop MIGHT go too?  Laff | 03/16/06
Um...  A_Pickle | 03/16/06
Not in a world that generally means if you are impoverished  Laff | 03/16/06
Hit the nail on the head!  tystoy1 | 03/16/06
The problem for MS here, is that Linux reduces the network effect.  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
They need the whole software stack, and it must be free.  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
would he donate win OS  clockmendergb@... | 03/16/06
So true, he is all for helping developing countries, AS LONG AS it does NOT  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
Knock knock  sbclied | 03/16/06
RE: Knock knock (take your politics elsewhere)  SteveH66 | 03/17/06
Do you remember the story about the guy and the.............  Can you hear me | 03/15/06
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Hardware is less than half the cost.  A_Pickle | 03/15/06
my turn...  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
While MIT and Microsoft are bickering, look at AMD  nucrash | 03/16/06
No, the open source stack is FREE, the cost to put an image on the  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
70% hardware, 10% shipping, 20% Bribes  ajole | 03/16/06
Sounds like you're arguing against Bill  maxsnorkel | 03/16/06
Did you read your post?  TonyMcS | 03/16/06
Hmmm..Did you read it??  Northwolf | 03/17/06
Uhhh, back on topic  wanttaberacer | 03/15/06
then maybe ZD dot NET should change the heading.  Arm A. Geddon | 03/15/06
either way these kind of articles make great flamebait. nt  Arm A. Geddon | 03/16/06
Giving laptops to 3rd world countries  mrjonno | 03/16/06
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Yep  joelmw_z | 03/16/06
Laptop vs Textbook  nucrash | 03/16/06
I agree  bill@... | 03/16/06
Giving laptops to 3rd world countries  mjbad2 | 03/17/06
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MIT v Gates in Rush to MArket sub-Saharan PC  brian.smith@... | 03/16/06
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Message has been deleted.  jayeholla | 03/16/06
Bill (you will be assimilated) Gates forgets...  BitTwiddler | 03/16/06
This program is just the type of thing that topples Microsoft  zmud | 03/16/06
Probably won't topple  Chad_z | 03/16/06
Your tiresome paradigm ought to be toppled  bill@... | 03/16/06
Ah yes someone else that doesn't get it...  Linux User 147560 | 03/16/06
Of course he has to make fun of it. He has to justify the high price for  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
bla bla bla  specialk_z | 03/16/06
Oooo, nice one!!!  NonZealot | 03/16/06
Are you saying Windows is not a necessity and therefore NOT overpriced???  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
Yes  specialk_z | 03/16/06
No No No  quantumstate | 03/16/06
Re: "Of course he has to......."  Scrat | 03/16/06
The hardware requirements for Vista make it un-usable for low cost PCs.  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
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At the end of the day, Gates is wrong. Cheap computers are important here  DonnieBoy | 03/16/06
Every desktop, not every hut  bpick_z | 03/16/06
Cheap computers don't hurt windows....  rock06r | 03/16/06
Cheap computers do hurt Windows...  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
Cheap computer DON'T hurt Windows.  Narg | 03/20/06
underdeveloped??  Scott W | 03/17/06
There are many programs out there  zmud | 03/16/06
Education  quantumstate | 03/16/06
????  chuckleberry | 03/16/06
Gates hates third world, wants business as usual  maxsnorkel | 03/16/06
Sour grapes, Bill?  techboy_z | 03/16/06
exactly.  Arm A. Geddon | 03/16/06
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Alrightythen  SarcasticB | 03/16/06
maybe so  zmud | 03/16/06
Is it really the best way?  SarcasticB | 03/16/06
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I agree  SarcasticB | 03/16/06
Freeware is free, no added costs  ajole | 03/16/06
Open source... Linux  Linux User 147560 | 03/16/06
software.  clockmendergb@... | 03/16/06
Food for a family for months  jivanmanchhe | 03/16/06
I agree about the corrupt government thing  zmud | 03/16/06
Still be alive anyway...  ajole | 03/16/06
and the tumbleweed passes by  Scott W | 03/17/06
EULA reform  LittleGuy | 03/16/06
C64 modem  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
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Yes they're called Thinkpads  sbclied | 03/16/06
Huh?  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
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more ignorance  Scott W | 03/17/06
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Internet too  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
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Then please read mine  Shelendrea | 03/17/06
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In your world...  Linux User 147560 | 03/20/06
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perhaps you do  TonyMcS | 03/16/06
Is he paying you something to post?  3Dman | 03/17/06
Microsoft Government?  bpick_z | 03/16/06
View from the ground  calvinolsen | 03/16/06
Evaluate empirically, not verbally  archetuthus | 03/16/06
Bill is doing this already...sort of  ajole | 03/16/06
KISS  mjd420nova | 03/16/06
Comment from MIT Student  stanaland | 03/16/06
Does MIT really know best???  Allstar_z | 03/16/06
You're kidding, right?  techboy_z | 03/20/06
Computers used for education  thunderdome1 | 03/20/06
Previous wrong Gate's predictions  pete1978 | 03/16/06
640K barrier wasn't Gates doing -- IBM dsigned the PC!  metajohn@... | 03/17/06
internet  Scott W | 03/17/06
Can they EAT the laptop ...  darkstr | 03/16/06
It too MIT to figure this out...  bpick_z | 03/16/06
You're an idiot  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
Do i know this tone ?  peleshop | 03/17/06
ITA...  techboy_z | 03/20/06
Gates Pans Low Cost PC  bill@... | 03/16/06
As long as our income is this high, no way.  ajole | 03/16/06
average income high?  Shelendrea | 03/16/06
OK, we all Complain, but most pay anyway  ajole | 03/16/06
Macs and Linux  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
It would seem like...  thetargos | 03/16/06
Hey wait a minute my webtv2 has no disk  Dilberter | 03/16/06
pot, meet kettle.  glocks out | 03/16/06
Bill is wrong, but he is living in an MS World...  ajole | 03/16/06
No disk? No software? No chance!  gafisher@... | 03/16/06
dsl ftw  Scott W | 03/17/06
And by the way webtv2  Dilberter | 03/16/06
Hmmmmm.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 03/16/06
Another Computer-Drop Project from MIT  systemBuilder_z | 03/16/06
So make Plato work on their hardware  ajole | 03/16/06
Educational software available  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
*cough* damn small linux *cough*  Scott W | 03/17/06
Jungle huts aren't the target!  ajole | 03/16/06
I'm glad you said that  whieber | 03/16/06
Man, you said it right.  3Dman | 03/17/06
Gee, what a surprise that Gates condemns competition  critic-at-arms | 03/16/06
...Gates, the guy who pooh-pooh'd the I'net. It figures.  gunnarnc@... | 03/16/06
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Donations aside  ballscrew bob | 03/16/06
$100 Laptop  KorVet_z | 03/16/06
How is it a scam?  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
Is this a Bill Bashing site  karl@... | 03/16/06
Not the same purpose  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
You are a fool.  3Dman | 03/17/06
Students  dr Ladd | 03/16/06
Gates right & $100 TOO expensive...  Allstar_z | 03/16/06
Put your money where your mouth is  TonyMcS | 03/16/06
It's a free country  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
$100 laptop  Bobby Joe Reed | 03/16/06
Why MIT is right and why Gates doesn't like it  WiredGuy | 03/16/06
Get the facts  pkr@... | 03/17/06
Huh?  widge_z | 03/17/06
You said it.  3Dman | 03/17/06
Answers  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
correction  Scott W | 03/18/06
Not really a correction  thunderdome1 | 03/20/06
free  Scott W | 03/18/06
Bill's confusing consumers with the rest of the world  3dguru | 03/26/06
Heard of Ebay?  TonyMcS | 03/16/06
You've almost completely missed the point.  3Dman | 03/17/06
Missing the point  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
An insult to 3rd world people  sbclied | 03/16/06
You're out of touch  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
How Helpful of Him  Empress of Imaging | 03/16/06
Get the facts  pkr@... | 03/17/06
Gates is threatened by the little guy.  3Dman | 03/17/06
Cheap PC for Africa  vger_z | 03/17/06
No evidence of mocking  deepee912 | 03/17/06
PC Mag revues the $159 PC  georgep_z | 03/17/06
Gates is SO out of touch . . .  999ad@... | 03/17/06
What about an XBOX for poor countreis.  PaulWallen | 03/17/06
What use is an Xbox?  thunderdome1 | 03/17/06
Xbox can run games and linux OS both  dhagey | 03/17/06
Still no use  thunderdome1 | 03/20/06
the 100 dollar laptop and what people need dilema..  Monkey_MCSE | 03/17/06
Of course, it doesn't run Microsoft products.  dhagey | 03/17/06
Being open-minded...  Anti_Zealot | 03/20/06
Too much polarization, lets hear alternatives  chrismar | 03/17/06
How disappointing... sad  Oxmyx | 03/17/06
Disappointing? Try Delusional- You that is  crescentdave | 03/19/06
Yes the same man  Linux User 147560 | 03/20/06
Money, money, money  macaso | 03/17/06
bill needs a reminder...  wondergran | 03/18/06
one laptop per child  attywhalen@... | 03/18/06
$199 Lap Top Efort  lvincent45 | 03/18/06
MS sets sights on IBM  Fred Fredrickson | 03/20/06
Let's respond to the G-Man's quotes!  HypnoToad | 03/20/06
I'll bet  zclayton2 | 03/20/06
Doesn't matter, asteriod to terminate us all  Boot_Agnostic | 03/20/06
Take a step back...  nickrapak | 03/20/06
no market share blues  shraven | 03/29/06

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