Everyone thinks this talk will be about MS, but don’t forget, Gates’ work these days is around his foundation, and its work that Trump’s MAGA base hates. The Gates’ Foundation focuses on developing / promoting / distributing vaccines, gender equality, public education, etc.
And making sure they all use windows
Surely has nothing to do with the FTC antitrust probe into Microsoft continuing into the new administration.
Homie still has a shitload of MS stock, but he’s not running the company or on the board anymore.
A lot of his interactions with world leaders is because of the Gates Foundation these days. I can’t imagine that he’s stoked about RFK given all of the vaccine work he’s been doing.
Also, Gates is the subject of a lot of vaccine conspiracy theories that are promoted by the MAGA nuts. I imagine he wants to mitigate that by talking to, or striking a deal with, the MAGA king.
In all seriousness, it probably doesn’t. Gates is focused on his charitable foundation and has been for a long time now. This is probably more about public health.
This smells exactly like one of Trump’s “successful businessman from the 80’s” power plays- someone won’t do what you want willingly, so you publicly announce they’re going to do it anyway to shame them into it so they don’t lose face. It’s not the first time he’s done this and Gates is probably one of the last very public billionaires who hasn’t fellated Trump yet.
Torvalds doesn’t kiss the ring.
First there was Apple Tim, now there’s… micro Bill?
Tim Apple*
Birds of a feather fly with Jeffrey Epstein
Everyone is bending the knee because they know they’ll deport Satya Nadella as soon as they can
Let’s hope this is about nuclear power. Or any green energy. Those AI centers are going burn a whole lot and we need even more power.
Fuck that. AI is already driving up electricity prices but their data centers get cheaper electricity then the rest of us. And for what? To generate marketing copies?
Let’s hope hurricane Luigi pays them a visit.
Let’s even see if this is real Trump lies all the time. Not like I’m a big BG fan, but I’d find it harder seeing him capitulate to Trump’s bullshit with zero gain.
Microsoft owns Bill Gates?
Or was someone worried we would get him confused with that other well known Bill Gates.
