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contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL Bill Gates was already the world's richest man even before Windows 95 was launched

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TIL Bill Gates was already the world's richest man even before Windows 95 was launched

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contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago
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    Because it was already a monopoly. The legislative and legal minds of the day did’t even use computers. They barely do today. It’s constantly frustrating to wait for them to get a collective clue.

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    This was my introduction to Bill Gates in 1992

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      Don’t forget Bill the Gates:

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      We have a Bloom County sub!

      https://old.lemmy.world/c/bloomcounty@lemm.ee

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        Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !bloomcounty@lemm.ee

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    Bill can I borrow ten bucks?

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    More than half of Bill Gates’ pre-Windows 95 fortunes must have come solely from this ad spot from Steve Ballmer

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