Saturday, July 01, 2006

Why Buffett needed Gates for giveaways - Yahoo! News

Why Buffett needed Gates for giveaways - Yahoo! News: "They're a fascinating study in contrasts.
Bill Gates and
Warren Buffett received well-deserved ink and air time this week. Their plan to use their multibillions together to try to rid the world of many fatal diseases is heartwarming.
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One of them got rich fairly quickly and easily. The other more slowly, the hard way. Comparisons:

• Gates, now 50, broke the bank as a relative kid. He founded Microsoft at age 19 and rode the high-tech boom to riches.

• Buffett, 75, formed Berkshire-Hathaway nearly 50 years ago. His fortune came steadily, but not so fast. His old-fashioned investments range from Coca-Cola and Dairy Queen to big insurance companies."

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