The Wall Street Journal profile Bill Gates Sr . this weekend in preparation for his upcoming Word , but the juiciest bits by far involved Bill Jr. For representative , there ’s the “ water system incident ” :
The future software program tycoon was a headstrong 12 - year - old and was having a in particular cruddy argument with his mother at the dinner party mesa . Fed up , his Father-God threw a glass of cold-blooded water in the boy ’s case .
“ Thanks for the exhibitor , ” the untested Mr. Gates snapped .
Oh no you did n’t ! Now , where ’s that spitfire in the I ’m a microcomputer advertizement ? Who doubts that a cold glass of H2O in “ I ’m a Mac ’s ” face would n’t betray a few more laptop computer to pay actor at handily well - lit Best Buys ? Not me , that ’s for certain , not me .
But back on point , this Bill Gates Sr . fella has go a middling substantial , and quiet , life thus far . The 6 - ft . 6 - in . 83 - year - old philanthropist helped found the Gates Foundation , which he oversees today side - by - side with his son . His quiet demeanor entail he often played peacemaker between Bill Gates Jr. and his female parent , whose heated argument ultimately lead to that glass of water to the cheek ( it was one of Sr . ’s rarefied outburst ) .
Senior was also there to court Steve Ballmer , and later to serve as sound counsel for Microsoft ( his law business firm by and by became MS ’s boastful client ) .
His aforementioned role in philanthropic gift , however , is what impress me most . The Gates Foundation , now a worldwide behemoth concenter on global issues ( remember thoseTED mosquito ? ) , had base rootage :
https://gizmodo.com/bill-gates-just-unleashed-a-swarm-of-live-mosquitoes-on-5146564
In the early days , Mr. Gates Sr . , who soon remarry , would scribble a few promissory note on the most - promising petition for donations . He would then put them in a cardboard wine-colored box that he sporadically mail to his son ’s house . The loge would come back with Bill Jr. ’s responses . Mr. Gates Sr . would then reply to all the grant searcher , sometimes include a $ 1 million deterrent with piffling more than a single - page letter of congratulations .
Mac , PC , Linux , Speak - n - Spell or otherwise , you ca n’t find fault in that . [ WSJ ]
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