"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built called Spike Rush"

Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by jhall1468 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @01:03PM (#12521293)

"bad" is relative. The CEO's of the tobacco companies had a history of knowingly killing people. Microsoft was aggressively anti-competitive, Facebook was (and still is) very much opposed to privacy on the Internet.

A company is many cogs. The fact that Bill Gates was anti-competitive doesn't make him, the individual, a bad person. That's very clear from the work he's doing now. So assuming that all decisions stem from greed, from anyone, is a silly assumption.

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Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by icebraining on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:44PM (#12522082)

Whether Bill Gates is a good or bad person is only a relevant question to himself and maybe some close acquaintances.

For the rest of us, the relevant point is predicting their behavior, and in that context, the phrase certainly applies. As long as he's CEO and the largest shareholder, Facebook's actions are Zuckerberg's decision and responsibility.

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Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by gm-conspiracy on Saturday September 17, 2016 @01:21PM (#12521386)

I am paraphrasing, but the quote goes something like "Yesterday's robber-baron is today's philanthropist."

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Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by n-gauge on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:09PM (#12521908)

Your quote reminds me of Robin Hood.

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Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by wavefunction on Saturday September 17, 2016 @05:33PM (#12522574)

Not sure why? Robber Barons steal from the poor and give to themselves.

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