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Originally Posted by Shoehorn!
I am being serious. A lot of Bill Gates net worth is in stock, which obviously he can't liquidate unless he wants to fuck over his company and a lot of people, not to mention the SEC hoops he'd have to jump through to do so, if at all.
But, if you were more referring to his salary, then you'd be wrong. His salary in 2005 was $600,000, and he received $400,000 in bonuses and $2,469 in other compensation. So total, INCLUDING bonuses and "other compensation," his salary was just barely over a million dollars.
Here is a link to Microsoft's 2005 Annual Proxy Statement incase you don't believe me.  |
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No. Really. You or Chio need a solid developer under your wing(s) ?
hahaha.
Kind of kidding, but not. I'm kind of tired of Colorado and really would like to have a shaved ice stand on the beach while moonlighting as a web developer. If you know of any contacts, places to look, let me know. Really.
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To add to Shoehorn!'s post, Bill Gates is also in a commodity that doesn't directly relate to a nation's infrastructure. Yes, it'd take time and tons of money teaching people to use Linux and Open Office, for example. But the investment in using an alternative to oil / gas is completely insane. Thus the reason you don't see countries going to war over software.
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