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Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: SurfD on April 09, 2004, 05:47:55 PM According to the Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/05/microsofts_gates_dethroned_as_worlds/), Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. He has been dethroned by the owner of Ikea, purveyor of replacement suites for everything in your entire freaking house.
Fucking swedes. Probably has something to do with keeping his cash stored away in a tax haven like Switzerland. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Rodent on April 10, 2004, 03:56:59 AM Booyaa!
That will be all. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: TripleDES on April 10, 2004, 04:44:43 AM Yeah, but OTOH that Ikea dude didn't give half of his wealth away to charity organizations. If Billy Boy wouldn't have done that, the Ikea dude would be still #2.
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: anarch on April 10, 2004, 05:15:02 AM According to FORBES the Ikea mogul is #14 on the wealthiest list. Bill Gates has given or promised 23 billion dollars to charities and social projects. You should see our library system here in Gates' home county it is top notch and almost all thanks to him and his wife.
anarch.. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: schild on April 10, 2004, 05:33:18 AM Last I heard before Bill starting giving to charities he had just over $94 billion in total assets.
The Forbes list I believe only counts liquid and stocks. ...I could be wrong. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: SirBruce on April 10, 2004, 05:38:09 AM That article doesn't tell the whole story... the Ikea guy only wins because they are counting the assets in his family foundations:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040405/en_afp/sweden_company_ikea_pay_040405142309 Bruce Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Valle on April 11, 2004, 06:16:34 AM Also,from what was said on the news (here in Norway) part of it was due to the weakening of the US$ compared to SEK (Swedish Crowns).
It is a bit amusing though,to see a guy selling furniture surpass Bill on the throne as "Richest man in the world". Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Teleku on April 11, 2004, 03:59:26 PM Now ask the question, which of the two holds the most power. The furnature dealer, or the man who could at any second initiate the secret Microsoft doomsday code hidden in windows that brings down all computer systems around the world, destroys the world economy, and starts WW3?
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Valle on April 11, 2004, 04:09:07 PM Well...is there any reason to believe that said doomsday code isn't as riddled with bugs as any other piece of MS software?
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: SurfD on April 11, 2004, 10:56:22 PM Fuck, that means I could probably trigger the apocalypse simply by accidently hitting the wrong hot-key combination
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Teleku on April 12, 2004, 12:23:35 AM "For the end of the world spell, press ctrl, alt, delete."
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Soukyan on April 12, 2004, 05:04:51 AM Quote from: SurfD Fuck, that means I could probably trigger the apocalypse simply by accidently hitting the wrong hot-key combination Naw. End users hit the wrong key combos all the damn time and do some fucked up shit to their PCs. I know. I get the calls to fix them. "What did you press?" "Nothing! It just went away." Microsoft wouldn't risk that... would they? ;) On the topic, Ikea's furniture is just as "buggy" as MS code. Perhaps they're on to something. 1. Make dodgy product. 2. ??? 3. Profit! Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Roac on April 12, 2004, 06:29:45 AM Quote It is a bit amusing though,to see a guy selling furniture surpass Bill on the throne as "Richest man in the world". Just goes to show that this whole technology thing is just a fad. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Mesozoic on April 12, 2004, 06:41:18 AM I'm pretty sure there's a doomsday code somewhere in my affordable table lamp here.
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: WayAbvPar on April 12, 2004, 09:56:57 AM Quote from: Soukyan Quote from: SurfD Fuck, that means I could probably trigger the apocalypse simply by accidently hitting the wrong hot-key combination Naw. End users hit the wrong key combos all the damn time and do some fucked up shit to their PCs. I know. I get the calls to fix them. "What did you press?" "Nothing! It just went away." Microsoft wouldn't risk that... would they? ;) On the topic, Ikea's furniture is just as "buggy" as MS code. Perhaps they're on to something. 1. Make dodgy product. 2. ??? 3. Profit! Exactly. IKEA's furniture is not fit for a dog to use, much less a human. It is cheap, uncomfortable, and breaks at the drop of a hat. Plus the store is a fucking maze designed to trap you there until your will breaks and you fill your cart with useless shit. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Valle on April 12, 2004, 08:03:36 PM Quote from: Soukyan 1. Make dodgy product. 2. ??? 3. Profit! Step number 2 is oviously "Make product seem like a good idea to buy". Or perhaps it's just "Sell soul to satan". Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Calantus on April 12, 2004, 11:52:58 PM Quote from: Valle Or perhaps it's just "Sell soul to satan". That's step 0, or maybe an early part of step 1. You have to sell your soul before selling a crappy product, you see. You only get one soul, so you gotta plan its sale very carefully. Right before you're about to do something bad is the best time. Do it after and it's just a get out of jail free card, but do it before and it doubles as a nice little earner. Doing it after is a common mistake to make, and has been the downfall of many. Do not be one of those people. Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: cevik on April 15, 2004, 11:06:53 AM I've found an excellent new investment strategy. I took out all of my retirement savings and invested it in a plan that is going to offer me amazing returns.
I've just calculated my potential net worth after this investment, and when those nice Nigerian fellows return all of my money, it turns out I'm going to be the richest man in the world. I can't wait! Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Alluvian on April 15, 2004, 11:56:53 AM Cevik, they might need you to visit in person to sign some papers. It happened to my brother. He hasn't come back yet, but I am sure he just missed a flight or has retired on some island he bought. I am waiting for my chance as well! I can't wait to be as rich as my brother.
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: HeartBurn on April 16, 2004, 05:00:19 AM Shit. And my spam software has been deleting all those things.
Title: Bill Gates, dethroned by low cost furnature magnate :P Post by: Roac on April 16, 2004, 06:31:15 AM Your spam software just wanted all the good offers to itself.
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