World's Richest Man gets Degree

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[size=-2]"After using a time-shared computer at Harvard University's Computation Lab to develop the first Basic program for a microcomputer, Bill Gates dropped out of school. The richest college dropout on the planet will finally get his Harvard degree in June when the university awards him an honorary degree." – eetimes.com[/size]​

Since the article does not mention a major, I'll bet it is Harvard's most prestigious award: the Philanthropy degree.

 

[linthat22]

Shouldn't that be one of the worlds mildest richest man? Ya know, if you look at the Rocekfellers, Warburgs, Rothschilds... They're a lot richer (just not mentioned).

 

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Pound for pound (the British pound that is ), 20th century monopolists may have wielded more power. But we're talking about living and breathing billionaires in the 21st century!

 

[Capeta]

Wow, that's pretty cool. I'm really looking forward to hearing his speech at the ceremony. Steve Jobs had a very inspirational commencement speech at Stanford so I'm hoping Bill Gates will too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

 

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Steve Jobs is a dropout too?

 

[Nappe1]

Steve Jobs is a dropout too?

sure, all the old nerds that have succeeded are drop outs or just go thru minor studies .
... there was this previous generation with their big business computers developped in laboratories with white coats and while some of them did really innovations on the begining of home/personal computer era (for example Chuck Peddle, developper of MOS 6502 Microprosessor), they didn't eventually get much out of it.