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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by okreallywtf on Thursday July 27, 2017 @10:01AM (#14865310)
Got any more information on that? I would be interested to read about it.
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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by dmcy22 on Thursday July 27, 2017 @10:20AM (#14865493)
A significant portion of Gates' wealth comes not from his Microsoft stock, but through his investment arm, Cascade Investment:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Investment

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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by thealfreds on Thursday July 27, 2017 @10:37AM (#14865683)
Owns 5% of Berkshire Hathaway. Doing pretty solid right there.
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