Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Corbis and Bill Gates question.
From: "Steve Caspersen" <mectau@home.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 11:20:43 -0700
References: <200010051800.UAA15457@d1o15.telia.com>

Maybe he wants to control the way we see ourselves, our collective mirror.

=Steve Caspersen

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Hull" <hull@telia.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:01 AM
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
> 
> 

In reply to: Message from "Alan Hull" <hull@telia.com> ([Leica] Corbis and Bill Gates question.)