Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gates knows that content is king. He is building the library of Alexandria. It's a very smart move IMO. All those agencies are going to start looking very undervalued when Gates owns them all. - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > From: "Alan Hull" <hull@telia.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:01:47 +0200 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: [Leica] Corbis and Bill Gates question. > > > Luggers > I am very puzzled about why Bill Gates is buying up all the > Photographic Stock Agencies. Another one fell last week to Corbis, and > for the life of me I cannot understand why a multi-billionare is > bothering with such small companies. > > The only theory I have come up with myself, is that Bill Gates > instructed one of his bean counters to buy as much stock as they can. > By the time this instruction filtered down to the lower floor it was > mis-understood and instead of buying stock certificates the order went > out for Stock Agencies. Maybe he doesn't know. > > Or is collecting monopolies his hobby or what? > > Anybody know the answer? > > Alan >