http://dir.salon.com/topics/bill_gates/?source=rss&aim=bill_gates en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT By Joseph Romm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/09/bill_gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/09/bill_gates/index.html?source=rss He now works to solve humanity's greatest problems with his foundation -- yet has no program to curb global warming. That does not compute. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/28/cslewis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/28/cslewis/index.html?source=rss Fake it 'til you make it: Can posturing by the titans of commerce signify true change? By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2007/05/31/jobs_gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2007/05/31/jobs_gates/index.html?source=rss Steve Jobs and Bill Gates take the stage at a tech conference and come off more like old pals than business rivals. By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/29/gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/29/gates/index.html?source=rss The Microsoft chairman said to be truly competitive, an economy can't exclude "half the talent in the country." By Tim Grieve Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/08/pentagon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/08/pentagon/index.html?source=rss Will Bob Gates bring a course correction in Iraq, or maintain the status quo? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/24/bill_gates_and_wal_mart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/24/bill_gates_and_wal_mart/index.html?source=rss Call it Capitalism 2.0: Microsoft's founder and Wal-Mart's CEO say there's got to be a better way. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C. By Page Rockwell Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/14/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/14/what_else/index.html?source=rss Helping women protect themselves against AIDS, opinions from Ellen Goodman and Susan J. Douglas, and more. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/20/gates_open_source/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/20/gates_open_source/index.html?source=rss To combat AIDS, Microsoft's founder learns from Linux. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/27/gates_buffett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/27/gates_buffett/index.html?source=rss Will the $60 billion Gates-Buffett colossus make the U.N.'s World Health Organization irrelevant? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/15/gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/15/gates/index.html?source=rss Microsoft's slacker founder decides to do something meaningful with his life. By Rebecca Clarren Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/26/visas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/26/visas/index.html?source=rss The Microsoft mogul says America needs more foreign engineers and programmers to compete. Critics say it's all about cheap labor. By Tim Grieve Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/26/msft/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/26/msft/index.html?source=rss Surprised by the hits his company is taking for abandoning a gay rights measure, Bill Gates says Microsoft may support the bill next time around. By Christine Smallwood Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/13/public_school_privatization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/13/public_school_privatization/index.html?source=rss A partnership between the software giant and the Philadelphia School District is an innovative solution to an urban crisis. But can public education survive private management? By Elizabeth Spiers Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/07/01/courtney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/07/01/courtney/index.html?source=rss A Brooklyn entrepreneur prints shirts proclaiming that the wearer had sex with everyone from the Strokes to Anna Wintour -- and New York is eating them up. By Tina Brown Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/brown/2003/06/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/brown/2003/06/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss Our iconic whiz kids -- Gates, Case and Jobs -- debut new, mellower versions. Plus: What Hillary really didn't know. By Karen Croft Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/05/19/fix_mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/05/19/fix_mon/index.html?source=rss Jessica Lange wows 'em at college, James Gandolfini sings with Kate Winslet, and Egypt looks for its own Pamela Anderson. Plus: Is Bill Gates cheap? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/09/gates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/09/gates/index.html?source=rss Yes, Microsoft is a bullying monopoly. But the software king may go down in history as the single individual who did the most to help the world's neediest people. By Matt Dorn Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/07/free_software_argentina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/07/free_software_argentina/index.html?source=rss In Argentina, a miserable economy is encouraging computer users to look for low-cost, nonproprietary solutions. Bill Gates is paying attention. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/02/microsoft_reaction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/02/microsoft_reaction/index.html?source=rss What Bill Gates and advocates for each side have to say about the court's decision to approve the Microsoft antitrust deal. By Amy Reiter Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/09/18/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/09/18/npwed/index.html?source=rss Move over Britney -- Kelly Clarkson wants to be the new chaste one; Wesley Snipes gets some. Plus: What's bigger than a laptop and cries? Ask Bill Gates. By Peter Wright Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/14/dot_net/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/14/dot_net/index.html?source=rss Microsoft's new software development tools are more than just nifty -- they are a great boon to humanity. By Arianna Huffington Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/02/01/worldforum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/02/01/worldforum/index.html?source=rss Forget the media spectacle on the streets -- the real rabble-rousing at the World Economic Forum is happening inside. By Amy Reiter Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/10/24/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/10/24/npwed/index.html?source=rss Aguilera promises more flesh for her fans; Heche throws a tantrum. Plus: Timberlake's literary future 'N peril; and Bill Gates gets 15 more minutes. By Andrew Leonard and the Salon Technology staff Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/06/breakup_reacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/06/breakup_reacts/index.html?source=rss Is the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a breakup of Microsoft a big wet kiss from Bush, or just smart strategy? The experts weigh in.