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Bill Gates carpeted after night on the tiles

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Thu May 29 2008, 11:25

BILL GATES' post Microsoft plans are taking shape. Tired of windows, he's concentrating on floors and moving from software to soft furnishings.

Gates' personal investment company, Cascade Investment, has bought a three per cent stake in Carpetright, a UK laminate flooring and carpet manufacturer.

Although the investment cost a cool £15 million, the Daily Torygraph points out that Bill is rich enough to have bought the entire company should he have felt the urge. Fifty times.

Rather than falling through the floor, as many analysts predicted, shares in Carpetright rose nearly three per cent on the news.

Through Cascade, Bill also owns bits of a Mexican brewery, the Canadian National Railway and PlanetOut, a gay and lesbian media and entertainment business. µ

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Interesting

Even the Big G needs some lesbian entertainment every now and again. Hey we are all human after all!

posted by : woop, 30 May 2008 Complain about this comment
Only Time involved Changes.

Msr Sir Gates will be spending 20% of time at Redmound Campus in Own office Still as Self appointed CHAIRMAN. Over riding d'Emballmer.

This is reduction from 80% of Time Now Spent with Microvole. other time will be Dedicated to Bil & melinda Gates foundation. While Still at Microsoft, William will spent majority of effort on deeper quality of SEARCH Engines. I'm Searching. I'm Searching for ?My JockStrap?

Anyway its good field with plenty o' intrest these days. I'm Searching for MY Monies....YEA.

Isn't that carl iccan? I'm Searching for MY....?time?
drashek

posted by : Sir_Ultie, 29 May 2008 Complain about this comment
Just An Idea

.... he could combine all four...

furnish he train in lovely pastel carpets, get loads of canuk beer in and organisation gay orgies...


Nice work Bill.

posted by : Drew, 29 May 2008 Complain about this comment
Bill Gates invets in Linux

according to Wikipedia Cascade Investments LLC also invests in RED HAT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Investments_LLC

posted by : Digimarc, 29 May 2008 Complain about this comment
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