K i most likely took the brilliant part too far. Let me please rephrase as a capable programmer. Either way, i don't think Bill should be worshiped. I am not a MS fan boy and obviously not an Apple fan boy. Just think that people are brain washed into this whole Apple thing and it annoys me because I think their products are over priced, locked down and nothing to go crazy over.

"And you know this how?" http://thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary-mainmenu-43/8915-steve-jobs-charitable-contributions-he-gave-at-the-office This is why I don't believe he donated to any charities, and yea of course he could of done it secretly, but every story I have ever read about him gives me the impression he didn't.

Yea not saying he wasn't a good at building a successful company because clearly he was. Just don't understand why people think he is any more special than any other ceo of a large company. Can you tell me who runs Exxon? Thats a pretty successful company that effects everyone on this planet and that we all depend on to keep our engines running, but no common person even has any idea of who runs Exxon.

Makes no sense to me why people worship this guy. No one who ever worked with or for him really liked him. He treated people like shit. Thought the rules that we all have to follow don't apply to him. Thought he could cure cancer with herbs and diet. Yea... he was a good businessman, I will give him that. Every apple product I have ever bought has broken within a year or two, honestly i think the zune is a better product that the ipod. Speaking of Zune. Poor freaking Bill Gates. This guy is a brilliant programmer (which Steve Jobs could never do) and a businessman. And if he dies no one is going to be crying outside of best buy and putting post it notes on windows. In addition Steve Jobs ignored and denied one of his own children for the first 10 years of her life, and also never gave a cent to any charities. Bill Gates is giving away basically his entire fortune to help the less fortunate. Gates has done more for the world that Apple ever will. Yea sucks that he died, we all will die, move on.

Sure hope they figure this out in the next 20 years so I can grow to be as old as a tree.

Listen dummy. I was talking about a tax write off. You don't get a write off on you sales tax, only federal tax. So even though it wasn't said it was implied. Move onto another thread. You failed on this one; its beyond your educational level and you obviously fall into the I don't pay federal taxes bracket because you don't seem to understand how the whole tax thing works.

I see your point. As long as someone in your household is paying something I do not judge. I wish we could just get rid of the tax system and go flat tax on all purchases. Maybe I should run for office.

Sales taxes go to the states. This was paid with federal taxes and or money just being printed for tarp. Whose the retard now?

So we have about 312,026,572 people in America, roughly 53% of them pay taxes (which is insane btw). The investment was 500 million. If my math is correct all 165,374,083 of us tax payers deserve to get a $3.02 tax write off on this bs just to stick it to the man for them making poor business decisions with our money. Boooo big gov.