"Study" finds half of Americans want to be Bill Gates

According to a highly dubious study recently released by a maker of paper-shredders, 47-percent of Americans said they would "like to be Bill Gates." The other 53-percent said they preferred being powerless, poor, and not knowing what to do with Visual Basic.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 4:19PM]

While I can't fault you for using C++ / BASH / Python, I can fault you for pooing all over VB. VB is a great language as long as you're not an idiot programmer, plus it keeps the idiot programmers from blowing up your computer when they do something stupid, unlike C++.

MS bashing aside, if people actually bothered to port it to linux, then it must have some merit.

[Frankenstein Black Posted Jan 17th 2008 1:52PM]

That picture on the left screams, “I’m smiling about this cause I’m GANGSTER SUN! YOU CAN’T HOLD ME!!”

[Frankenstein Black Posted Jan 17th 2008 1:55PM]

Um, your left, our right ;^)...

[Jeff117 Posted Jan 17th 2008 1:52PM]

Myself, Id rather be Larry Ellison of Oracle. Back in the day, he used his money to get laid as much as possible. His pickup line “Hi I’m Larry Ellison, do you want an Acura?”

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 1:54PM]

In a way, his mugshot just kinda reminds me of McLovin

[SSUK Posted Jan 17th 2008 2:00PM]

Even Bill Gates wants to be Bill Gates.

[crescentdavid Posted Jan 17th 2008 2:19PM]

I'm comparing the relative merits of this posting to one Gizmodo just put up re: Melissa French Gates. Yours references an obscure company's obscure ad campaign, using a 30 year old mug shot. Theirs references the head of the largest Philanthropic organization in the world with a Maxwell portrait of French. Ostensibly, both do so because of the Gates' role in the industry.

At the risk of being banned, does the phrase "bush league" mean anything to you? It should. You guys are seriously slipping. Must be adolescent advertising demographics or something, huh?

[RawheaD Posted Jan 17th 2008 3:07PM]

It's funny because there's always a few people over at Gizmodo talking about the recent demise of that blog and how they're gonna convert over to Engadget.

Me? I just read the best of both, and yeah, the worst of both, too, and just walk away with the good things.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 2:46PM]

All I want is the job, no money involved with it. Think of all of the power you would have!! You could make any tech product you dreamed of!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 2:49PM]

When you say "be" is that an abbreviation for "beat up"?
You know, not that that's my opinion (he seems like the kind of asshole who would sue someone for that).

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 3:00PM]

Id rather be steve jobs.....

[muyi Posted Jan 17th 2008 3:14PM]

is this when they announce their new paper shredder that will help you shred papers like bill gates??

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 3:21PM]

Well I know Jay Z and Master P said they were teh Black Bill Gates.

[jun2san Posted Jan 17th 2008 3:52PM]

If being Bill Gates means going to bed with Melinda everything, then thanks...but I'm good.

[jun2san Posted Jan 17th 2008 3:53PM]

woops...i meant every night.

[say592 Posted Jan 17th 2008 4:15PM]

53%?

I didnt know that 53% of America was the 80+ crowd and .Mac fanboys.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 4:44PM]

you should look at it from the other perspective: a majority doesent want to know what to to with vb! i think this is great!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 4:49PM]

haha i love visual basic

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 7:16PM]

"Study" finds half of Americans want to be Bill Gates...
And the other half want to be Steve Job.
So, there...

[JJjjjjjjjjjj Posted Jan 21st 2008 11:27PM]

What the f*ck is he wearing!?

[JJjjjjjjjjjj Posted Jan 18th 2008 12:00AM]

uhh...

[majortom Posted Jan 18th 2008 2:38AM]

first off, who the hell SMILES for their mug shot??

I want to be Veronica B so I can look down my own shirt :P


(it's a joke Ryan) really.