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vnunet: Speed Limits Do Not Apply to Bill Gates

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 8, 2006

[ Thanks to Hans
Bezemer
for this link. ]

“Imagine you were as rich as Bill Gates. What would be the first
thing you’d do? If you’re male you’d probably buy that slick car
you’ve admired so many times. Just think of it. You pay the money
and just drive away in an awesome, brand-new car. May be you’re
still living in a state where 55 is the speed limit. Gee, that’s
too bad. Now when you’ve finally got all that horse power at your
disposal you realize there is nothing you can do with it.

“Or can you? Even if the fine is a few thousand dollars, you’ve
got billions. Hey, if I were you I wouldn’t even take the trouble
to stop for a police car. Even if they’d fine you every second it
would take them months before you saw a slight dent in your
fortune…!”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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