Friday, June 27, 2008

Software tycoon opens the gates to a life of philanthropy


He was the nerd who exacted the ultimate revenge, building the biggest fortune in history and on the way changing the world.

Now Bill Gates has handed over control of computing giant Microsoft to devote the rest of his life to giving his money away.

Mr Gates spent three decades amassing the biggest fortune in business history. His personal wealth of $58 billion is enough to give about $10 to every man, woman and child on the planet.

Mr Gates has said that each dollar he gives away will come with a unique product key that you will need need to register before it can be spent, and that you will only be able to spend the money on Microsoft compatible products.

Pirated copies of his money are already available for download from various BitTorrent websites.

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