On 19/09/2014 3:04 PM, Dennis Williams wrote:
I'd say his annual philanthropy, together with his philosophy that philanthropy is personal and NOT something to advertise, is actually not a bad thing.With that type of money, you would assume there was a better purpose. Back in the day, Bill Gates was probably as ruthless a businessman, but at least he has spent his later years putting his money to good use. What I've heard of Larry he probably has a plan to take it with him up into the cloud.
For you to think about, here are some relevant links: http://philanthropy.com/article/No-26-Lawrence-Ellison/144455/ http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/larry-ellisons-foundation-gives-100-million-for-polio-work/81301 http://givingpledge.org/pdf/letters/Ellison_Letter.pdf /Hans