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Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by romanovcode » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:40 PM UTC

xpop2027 wrote: post #10

johansch wrote: post #7

And still he could only buy about 10% of AAPL.

I wonder what Steve Job's net worth would have been if he never sold his shares.

It doesn't matter tho since he did.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by pietro » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:42 PM UTC

xpop2027 wrote: post #10

johansch wrote: post #7

And still he could only buy about 10% of AAPL.

I wonder what Steve Job's net worth would have been if he never sold his shares.

He owned 13.9% of the shares post-IPO. That's equivalent to about $104B at today's prices.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by davesque » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:45 PM UTC

I actually feel really good about this. I like Bill. I think he tries hard to figure out the right way to spend his fortune. Glad to see he's back on top.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by worldsayshi » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

You could fund a lot of curiosity rovers with that money.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by driax » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

romanovcode wrote: post #11

xpop2027 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wonder what Steve Job's net worth would have been if he never sold his shares.

It doesn't matter tho since he did .

And more important: I he hadn't he wouldn't have had the money to found NeXT, which was quite probably required for Apple to survive.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by littletimmy » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

These lists are pretty arbitrary. They don't include more than $32 trillion hidden in off shore accounts. Putin, Gaddafi, Mubarak, and other third world dicators have many trillions stashed away. That is not even to count the monarchs who practically own entire countries.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by virmundi » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:52 PM UTC

littletimmy wrote: post #16

These lists are pretty arbitrary. They don't include more than $32 trillion hidden in off shore accounts. Putin, Gaddafi, Mubarak, and other third world dicators have many trillions stashed away. That is not even to count the monarchs who practically own entire countries.

I agree on the arbitrariness. But do you have a some links for the $32 trillion hidden offshore. I'm just interested.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by littletimmy » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:54 PM UTC

virmundi wrote: post #17

littletimmy wrote: post #16

These lists are pretty arbitrary. They don't include more than $32 trillion hidden in off shore accounts. Putin, Gaddafi, Mubarak, and other third world dicators have many trillions stashed away. That is not even to count the monarchs who practically own entire countries.

I agree on the arbitrariness. But do you have a some links for the $32 trillion hidden offshore. I'm just interested.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/22/us-offshore-wealth...

That's a lot of money.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by jedberg » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:55 PM UTC

xpop2027 wrote: post #10

johansch wrote: post #7

And still he could only buy about 10% of AAPL.

I wonder what Steve Job's net worth would have been if he never sold his shares.

When he died the greatest contribution to his net worth was his Disney money actually.

Re: Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

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Post by webwanderings » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 4:57 PM UTC

Almost 2000 billionaires. Almost 100 in India. 200+ in China. 500 plus in US. 100 some in Russia. WTH.