[ILUG] Bill G Interview

[Rory McCann]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 01:02:36 +0000, Shane Ryan <blackflame at eircom.net> wrote:
> Paul wrote:
> 
> >What complete utter FUD.
> >
> >
> I agree totally.  His recent two part interview on bbc online[0,1] also
> spreads
> more of aforementioned FUD.  Then again, why change a business strategy
> when you've got "more money than...".
> 
> Also, as payback, everyone could email Mr. Gates the link to the Wired
> article
> about 80% of Microsoft employees owning iPods[2]

It's actually 80% of Microsoft employees who own portable music
players. And 80 % of employees have a portable music player. So
actually 0.8 * 0.8 = 60 % own iPods. Still pretty high.

<Rory>

> 
> Regards,
> Shane
> 
> [0] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4195177.stm
> [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4215183.stm
> [2] http://wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66460,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2
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