Reply #4: First, it wasn't Gates' money, it was Microsoft's. Second, I really... [View All]

...no idea why you think that most governments or people won't touch the issue of human slavery in Asia. It's a huge problem along with human rights. A problem Microsoft is "helping" with, but not in the way the headline of the article implies. When Hu Jintao visited America recently, he stopped by Bill's house first.

Microsoft is also using the repressive Chinese government to stamp out open-source software which truly is another way of stamping out democracy.

>How do you know how much he is going to spend in the next ten years?

I don't. I don't think anyone does. Do you? But what I do know is Microsoft sucks up to the Chinese government, they like having monopolies, and they have no problem trying to destroy open-source software.

So when they only donate $1M, it seems to me to be a token gesture to garner a headline or two while benefitting to the tune of billions off of repressive regimes and unethical business practices.

PB