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iPhones and iPods Banned at Gates' Home [Apple Vs Microsoft]
i.gizmodo.com - 3/2/2009
iPhones and iPods Banned at Gates' Home [Apple Vs Microsoft]
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According to linda Melinda in an interview with Vogue, the Gates' kids can play Xbox, run Windows 7, and massage photos on Microsoft Surface all they want, but they can't have iPods or iPhones: There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household. But iPods and iPhones are ...
style.com - 3/2/2009
Gates of Heaven › Vogue's Click to View: The Latest Trends and News in Fashion on Style.com
— style.com — Melinda French Gates may be the most ambitious woman on Earth; she certainly has some of the... most profound ambitions. “We are trying to solve hunger in the world,” she says matter-of-factly when asked what she considers the principal goals of the ... (more) Gates of Heaven › Vogue's Click to View: The ...

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Melinda Gates Says No iPods or iPhones Are Allowed | ipod, iPhone, Bill Gates | geeksugar - Technology & Gadgets
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Melinda Gates Says No iPods or iPhones Are Allowed | ipod, iPhone, Bill Gates | geeksugar - ...
— geeksugar.com — This month's Vogue has a great interview with Mrs. Bill Gates, the lovely philanthropist Melinda Gates. The... interview focuses on the Microsoft founder's better half, but there's a fun Apple rivalry moment in the piece, when the subject of the couples' ... (more) Melinda Gates Says No iPods or iPhones Are Allowed | ...

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— gatesfoundation.org — All Lives Have Equal Value About Us Annual Letter from Bill Gates Annual Reports Contact Us Guiding... Principles Financials Jobs Letter from Bill & Melinda Gates Leadership Press Room Programs & Partnerships Global Development Program Global Health ... (more) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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iPods and iPhones forbidden at Gates home
Macworld — ... However, then I recalled that they arrive at school every morning on talking golden unicorns and my anger on their behalf was, shall we say, assuaged . For her part, Mrs. Gates does occasionally find herself succumbing to iPhone envy: “Every now and then I look at my friends and say ‘Ooh, I wouldn’t mind having that iPhone.’” There’s your opening, Cupertino—time to exploit it. Wait until she finds out that Bill's been hiding a MacBook Air in a manila envelope in his office. [via Gizmodo ]

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