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May 9, 2006 |
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'Spam will be a thing of the past in 2 years'
"Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so irritating."
"Does the e-mail say it's about 'enlargement' -- that might be spam. Spam will be a thing of the past in two years' time."
"Software suppliers are trying to make their software packages more user-friendly... Their best approach, so far, has been to take all the old brochures, and stamp the words user-friendly on the cover."
"Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight."
Bill Gates shows off his honorary knighthood with his wife Melinda outside Buckingham Palace, London, March 2, 2005. He was presented with the honor by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contributions to improving health and reducing poverty in parts of the Commonwealth and elsewhere in the developing world. Last July he donated his entire annual dividend from Microsoft -- over $3 billion -- to
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help fight disease in the Third World. It is the largest charitable donation in history.
Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
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