Speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gates said, "We think supporting the Internet, Windows is a very, very good thing, and we think the fact of having the integrity of Windows as a complete product is a very good thing."

Gates spoke at a press conference following his presentation of a $20 million gift to MIT towards a new building for the university's Laboratory for Computer Science.

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-- (trend@watcher.now), April 14, 1999

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Let me do the math. Gates is worth is about $100 billion, he gives $20 million. My net worth is about $100 thousand, I would be giving $20. to someone. Chump change!

-- Bill (y2khippo@yahoo.com), April 14, 1999.

Minimum settlement terms set by Gates

By Reuters

Special to CNET News.com

April 13, 1999, 5:15 p.m. PT

update Microsoft chief Bill Gates said the integrity of Microsoft's Windows operating system and the freedom to innovate are two key principles that must guide any settlement in the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against the software behemoth.

Speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gates said, "We think supporting the Internet, Windows is a very, very good thing, and we think the fact of having the integrity of Windows as a complete product is a very good thing."

Gates spoke at a press conference following his presentation of a $20 million gift to MIT towards a new building for the university's Laboratory for Computer Science.

"We just want to have the freedom to innovate, and continue to have a product of great integrity, and that's all we've really stated as key principles," Gates said when asked of progress towards a settlement.

Gates, who declined to elaborate further on the Redmond, Washington- based firm's much-publicized antitrust battle, also predicted that in five years businesses will use the Internet more than they use telephones.

Asked when online usage will become ubiquitous--beyond its present 29 percent rate in the United States--Gates responded, "Billions of dollars of market valuation are based on knowing how quickly this will happen."

Story Copyright ) 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

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Gee in a funny, round-about way, Bill Gates is supporting this forum!

LOL!

The Greenspun site ... Free Services for Web Publishers programmed and maintained by Philip Greenspun (back-track on the forum URL for newbies)...

http://www.greenspun.com/

... backed by the Xolas cluster of SPARC E5000 machines -- at MIT.

http://xolas.lcs.mit.edu/

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), April 14, 1999.