26-01-2004, 03:10
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Re: Arise Sir Bill?
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
I wonder how "powerful" it would be without the competition of windows? and for that matter, what would windows have become if it had no competition from apple?
I think it would be more fun to make him an Earl, then give him an OBE  |
Hell, Apple probably wouldn't have developed it past OS1....
Euuch...
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26-01-2004, 08:26
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Re: Arise Sir Bill?
As the main man behind saying "aye" or "nay" for Xbox Live I say yes, congratulations.
Now people will have to call him "Sir Bill" instead of just "Sir"....
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26-01-2004, 08:40
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Re: Arise Sir Bill?
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Originally Posted by iadom
News in this mornings paper that the Queen is to give Bill Gates an honorary knighthood for "services to global enterprise" 
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Absolutely!
I personally Bill Gates has made a major contribution to the way the world works/communicates today, & in years to come he will be remembered in the same way as Thomas Eddison etc.
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26-01-2004, 09:47
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Re: Arise Sir Bill?
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Originally Posted by zoombini
As the main man behind saying "aye" or "nay" for Xbox Live I say yes, congratulations.
Now people will have to call him "Sir Bill" instead of just "Sir"....
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Unfortunately, the American constitution prevents anyone from calling themselves "Sir" in this way.
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