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Old 03-10-2006, 12:53 PM
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Well, I guess we're in good company:

http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...ill_gates.html
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...aul_allen.html
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Now THAT is cool!
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Michael Dell also has a Porsche according to the list 2004 Boxster. Also, Lisa Walton had a 1987 Porsche in 1989 when she hit a lady in it (lady subsequently died of her injuries.
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I guess that Bill has sticker shock with the new 997.
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Rumor has it that Bill Gates and Paul Allen employed Microsoft engineers to write a computer program that could simulate the 959’s crashworthiness, which helped in the bill’s passage.
Gotta love being the "man" at a place like Microsoft. You know Bill woke up one morning and said "hhmm I want one of those 959s - I'll put a few engineers on this project'. This explains why products like Microsoft Bob and Windows ME made it out the door - the good engineers were working on the 959 crash test program!

Not to say I wouldn't have done the same thing if I were Bill for a day....
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If I was Bill for a day I would buy all his employees a Porsche. My offer still stands for my employees if I win the lottery.... their end of the bargain would be that they can't sell the car within 5 years and have to drive it to work everyday.
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Originally Posted by Robin 993DX
If I was Bill for a day I would buy all his employees a Porsche. My offer still stands for my employees if I win the lottery.... their end of the bargain would be that they can't sell the car within 5 years and have to drive it to work everyday.
Hey Robin, do you have any openings? Can I forward you my resume?

Cheers.
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Originally Posted by Robin 993DX
If I was Bill for a day I would buy all his employees a Porsche.

He did, that's how I got mine. Thanks MSFT!



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