Comments on: A $31 Billion Buffett http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: j mayo http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55221 j mayo Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:37:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55221 <p>I wonder why they cant help here in the good old U.S. of America more instead of other countries. They made the money here off of Americans and we need help here. Lots of homeless and lots of Storm victims still need help. It should begin at home!!!!!!!</p> I wonder why they cant help here in the good old U.S. of America more instead of other countries. They made the money here off of Americans and we need help here. Lots of homeless and lots of Storm victims still need help. It should begin at home!!!!!!!

]]> By: rmb lab http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55204 rmb lab Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:16:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55204 <p>WOW， $31 billion, the richest man in china is approximately $2 billion, and it's may be the summation of top 100 richest men in china. I wonder if any of WB’s Family is gonna try and talk him out of this… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lol ,i think so.</p> WOW， $31 billion, the richest man in china is approximately $2 billion, and it’s may be the summation of top 100 richest men in china. I wonder if any of WB’s Family is gonna try and talk him out of this… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lol ,i think so.

]]> By: J Lee http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55200 J Lee Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:23:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55200 <p>we could all use a good bridge partner… it just took Bill and Warren to become the two richest men to find one another.</p> we could all use a good bridge partner… it just took Bill and Warren to become the two richest men to find one another.

]]> By: Mike Wolf http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55176 Mike Wolf Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:45:03 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55176 <p>Bill and Buffett have been long time friends, with their common bond (besides being insanely rich) being hey play Bridge tournaments together. I doubt this has anything to do with furthering business relationships (like the software delivery over the net conspiracy), but more that Buffett saw that with Gates doing this nearly full time, there was an opportunity for someone he admires to put his money towards solving some of the world's most vexing issues. I think its a pretty cool trend, and hopefully guys like Ellison and others will stop playing "who can get the biggest number" game and do something worthwhile with all the money they couldn't possibly spend.</p> Bill and Buffett have been long time friends, with their common bond (besides being insanely rich) being hey play Bridge tournaments together. I doubt this has anything to do with furthering business relationships (like the software delivery over the net conspiracy), but more that Buffett saw that with Gates doing this nearly full time, there was an opportunity for someone he admires to put his money towards solving some of the world’s most vexing issues. I think its a pretty cool trend, and hopefully guys like Ellison and others will stop playing “who can get the biggest number” game and do something worthwhile with all the money they couldn’t possibly spend.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55166 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:38:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55166 <p>I wonder if this pisses Ted Turner off. He used to be the reigning champ of meglomaniacal altruists and now Bill and Warren have taken the game to a level well beyond him.</p> I wonder if this pisses Ted Turner off. He used to be the reigning champ of meglomaniacal altruists and now Bill and Warren have taken the game to a level well beyond him.

]]> By: James Kelm http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55163 James Kelm Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:13:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55163 <p>I wonder if there is a benefit the Gates Foundation can achieve from its scale. Can a $50 billion foundation have a greater net impact than ten $5 billion foundations? If so, perhaps Buffett's donation is the start of a trend, with results-driven ultra high net worth individuals opting to pool assets, rather than establish foundations bearing their own names. Much like the concept of hedge funds, applied to philanthropy. The idea is nothing new, of course.</p> I wonder if there is a benefit the Gates Foundation can achieve from its scale. Can a $50 billion foundation have a greater net impact than ten $5 billion foundations? If so, perhaps Buffett’s donation is the start of a trend, with results-driven ultra high net worth individuals opting to pool assets, rather than establish foundations bearing their own names. Much like the concept of hedge funds, applied to philanthropy. The idea is nothing new, of course.

]]> By: D Baird http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55160 D Baird Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:25:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55160 <p>A gift of $100,000 would completely pay off my house and all bills and would be deeply appreciated. I would like to retire in five years without needing my kids help. An unexpected divorce left me starting over.</p> <p>Does either of these rich, generous men look at requests? I feel lucky to be working and have great kids but I'm really worried about ever being able to retire. Just a question… Thanks</p> A gift of $100,000 would completely pay off my house and all bills and would be deeply appreciated. I would like to retire in five years without needing my kids help. An unexpected divorce left me starting over.

Does either of these rich, generous men look at requests? I feel lucky to be working and have great kids but I’m really worried about ever being able to retire. Just a question… Thanks

]]> By: Michael Hosting http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55157 Michael Hosting Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:11:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55157 <p>He is not going to leave Microsoft completely - just to lower his activities there.</p> He is not going to leave Microsoft completely – just to lower his activities there.

]]> By: skibare http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55154 skibare Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:25:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55154 <p>Warren Buffetts best freind Walter Scott runs Level3…Bill Gates is going to roll out Vista in 2007 over the NET…Buffett and Gates and Scott on a plane in 1995 going to England when Bill Gates told Scott to build a fiber network and he would deliver software OVER the NET…connecting the dots yet????????</p> <p>Skibare</p> Warren Buffetts best freind Walter Scott runs Level3…Bill Gates is going to roll out Vista in 2007 over the NET…Buffett and Gates and Scott on a plane in 1995 going to England when Bill Gates told Scott to build a fiber network and he would deliver software OVER the NET…connecting the dots yet????????

Skibare

]]> By: Keith L. Dick http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55151 Keith L. Dick Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:33:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55151 <p><strong><em>Could anyone explain what “M$” means?</em></strong>… hehehe</p> <p>This is pretty strange tho, I wonder if any of WB's Family is gonna try and talk him out of this, siting he may not be in his right mind by making the richest man in the world more rich…</p> <p>Very strange indeed…</p> Could anyone explain what “M$” means?… hehehe

This is pretty strange tho, I wonder if any of WB’s Family is gonna try and talk him out of this, siting he may not be in his right mind by making the richest man in the world more rich…

Very strange indeed…

]]> By: Brent http://gigaom.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55148 Brent Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:47:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/25/a-31-billion-buffett/#comment-55148 <p>Could anyone explain what "M$" means?</p> Could anyone explain what “M$” means?

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