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Bill Gates is . . .

The following descriptions of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates were taken from the 33,867 public comments received by the U.S. Justice Department concerning its proposed settlement with Microsoft. The department is required by law to solicit and publish public comments, and to respond to each one, before reaching a final settlement.

a brave boy and son of his parents

a brilliant man

a businessman's role model

a cash cow

a champion

a character

a Communist

a crook and a liar

a Dem

a deserving man

a driven man

a fair and honest man

a fine example of what a person can achieve with determination and hard work

a genius

a genius just like Edison or Ford

a genius nerd

a great inventor

a guy who made good and has been punished for his success

a lawyer's son

a man with a vision and the fortitude to make it happen

a patriot

a perfect example of folks who make a

difference in our lives, and how to improve ourselves!!

a pioneer

a prince of a person

a SELF-MADE person

a shrewd businessman if nothing else

a smart man

a terrorist that doesn't use bullets

a tough competitor

a true American

a true American hero

a true businessman

a very successful man

a wolf in sheep fur

aggressive

an absolute genius

an American

an American patriot

an angel compared to Ken Lay

an excellent businessman

an icon of the American dream

constantly coming up with better ideas for working-class people

essentially amoral

EVIL

generous

involved in some world-domination scheme

just a genius

laughing at the Justice Department

living the American dream

making a mockery of the Court

my hero!

no angel

no better than a criminal

no crook

no genius but a fantastic POKER PLAYER!

no idiot

not a criminal

not a terrorist

not being nominated for Sainthood

not for freedom and innovation

not interested in quality product

not John Galt

not one of my personally favorite people

not Osama bin Laden

not the bad guy

not to be trusted

now more powerful than George Bush

obviously more powerful than the government!

one of the greatest leaders in the history of our capitalist country

one of the major contributors to our economy

one of the true heroes of this country

really afraid of face-to-face or shoulder-to-shoulder competition

reminiscent of earlier American giants like Thomas Edison

right again

sneering inwardly

someone who this country should be very proud of

subject to the provisions of U.S.C. Title 18 Section 96

telling YOU what YOU are going to do

the "Alexander the Great" of product development and marketing

THE ANTICHRIST!!!!

the best businessman ever to walk the Earth

the best of the best!

the computer world's version of a Bin Laden

the J. P. Morgan of his generation

the most respected nonpolitical world leader

the Patron Saint of Computers

the richest man in the world

the smartest (excluding myself of course) man in the U.S.A.

the ultimate capitalist pig

the why we are here from the beginning

Tony Blair's friend

too arrogant by far

totally unacceptable

truly a giver

truly a unique individual

very generous with his money

what America is about

wonderful for giving people such great software

wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!!!!!!!!!!

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SEE ALSO: Gates, Bill; Career as Microsoft chairman; Chief executive officers; Microsoft Corporation; Trials, litigation, etc.

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