Bill Gates has been known for his philanthropic efforts, having spent his time and millions, if not billions, of his money to help improve living conditions around the world, especially in developing countries. While that is certainly a noble effort on his part, it seems that he also expects people and companies of his position and status to do the same thing, to the point where he has recently criticized Google for being carrying out more philanthropic activities.
Speaking to Bloomberg in an interview, Gates was quoted as saying, “Google started out saying they were going to do a broad set of things. They hired Larry Brilliant, and they got fantastic publicity. And then they shut it all down. Now they’re just doing their core thing. Fine. But the actors who just do their core thing are not going to uplift the poor.” Gates also went on to criticize Google’s plan to introduce balloons that will provide internet saying that providing internet will not help a child suffering from diarrhea or malaria. What do you guys think? Does Google deserve to be taking flack from Bill Gates just because he does not think they are as philanthropic as he is?
Filed in . Read more about Bill Gates and Google.