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“Kinder Capitalism”? It’s Called Open Source, Mr. Gates. You Should Try It

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Matt Asay
Jan 26, 2008

“Bill Gates welcomed the world to a new breed of ‘kinder
capitalism’ at Davos this week. Conveniently forgetting his past,
Mr. Gates declared:

“We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that
serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well.

“We have. It’s called open source. Open source is ‘kinder’ by
design, no matter how capitalistically/self-interestedly it is
used…”

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