[pchelpers] A swan song for Bill Gates

As most of us have been debating/using MS stuff for years, it seems 
appropriate to include the last article on its originator.

The hits and misses of Microsoft

   By Mark Ward
Technology reporter, BBC News

As Bill Gates finally bows out of Microsoft to pursue his charity 
interests, we look at some of the hits and misses of the software 
company he founded.

MISSES

NO MORE SPAM

Bill Gates calls for spammers to be brought to account
In early 2004, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 
Switzerland Mr Gates predicted that within two years the problem of spam 
- junk e-mail - would be solved.

A triumvirate of technical innovations, financial measures and filters 
would soon make it uneconomical for anyone to indulge in the practice of 
sending unsolicited e-mail in bulk.

Four years further on and it is clear that Mr Gates prediction has not 
been borne out. If anything spam has got worse.

Now junk mail, be it spam or error messages, make up more than 80% of 
all e-mail traffic.

More here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7477113.stm
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