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The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded age: The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded ageLump of Coal or Coke to build the next empireAlthough from the past, I do recall in my mind the perception of comparing Gates to Carnegie. I never realized the connection all this time, esp. given what you report (i.e. backgrounds, culture, beliefs,...; Tags: Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Robert Woodruff, Carnegie, Coke; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Has the era of open source science really begun?: When I trumpeted news that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was demanding researchers share their findings, calling this "the final proof open source works," it was one of my most popular posts so-far.Not to say yall agreed with me. "You are unbelievable," one critic wrote. "Open source - the...; Tags: General, Strategy, Government, education; Blog posts 2007-04-19

Gates' Microsoft future of intense interest: Gates' Microsoft future of intense interestThey need SOMEBODY to be the public face of Microsoft. Balmer is viewed asa chair throwing idiot, they are keeping Ozzie sequestered, who else is there????But, this is an important role, as Microsoft is now forced to NOT give customers what they want in terms...; Tags: Leadership, Balmer, Microsoft Corp., deity, public face; Discussion threads 2007-12-12
Who needs who in open source?: Not content to leave ill enough alone, in terms of his relationship to the open source movement, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison told a Tokyo audience yesterday that open source depends on big companies for success.Is he right? He is, in part. A lot of the work needed to push Linux...; Tags: open source, Larry Ellison; Blog posts 2006-03-03

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