[Rhodes22-list] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Investments (Poltical)

[Brad Haslett]

Mike,

Thanks for the article.  This is a perfect example of the old expression "no
good deed goes unpunished!"  Where is Gates supposed to put his money, under
a mattress?  After Katrina I saw hundreds of acts of kindness buy companies,
big and small.  Miller and Budwiser got into a small water war over who
could stack the most canned water on street corners.  My day job employer
put together the first communications network in New Orleans and then turned
it over to local first responders. We also were first on the scene with jets
carrying emergency items.  Walmart meteorologists predicted Katrina's
landfall and pre-positioned emergency supplies.  Home Depot had generators
delivered the next day to law enforcement.  My little construction company
cleaned-up our neighborhood.  Every trip to the Gulf I see more church
groups wearing nail aprons and helping people get back on their feet.  What
a country!

Brad


On 1/8/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>
> Microsoft bashing seems to be almost a sport nowadays but how many of the
> arguments have any real substance.  Yes, I realize that 70% of the world's
> largest websites use Linux, Apache and other open source software, but, I
> still need a Windows PC for many of the applications related to my work.
>
> This LA Times article, which has been widely cited in the last day or so,
> examines whether the purchase and use of Microsoft software products are
> somehow good for the advancement of public health in poor countries, due
> to
> the efforts of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
>
>
> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,4205044,full.story
>
> Mike
>
>
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