Bill Gates lost about $1.85 billion in trading Friday, based on his Microsoft (MSFT) holdings, as company shares headed south by $2.56, or 4.32 percent, to close at $56.69. The chief software architect starts the week with $40.92 billion.

 

"Paper" money is ephemeral, at best. Stocks go up and down, but over the long haul, they go up. Don't cry for Mr. Gates, Argentina!

 

Think with all the money he loses we could all live great lives!!!
Man I envy that guy, But in all fairness He's worked hard over the years. Harder then I anyway.

 

You gotta admire someone like him for being able to build an empire like that...amazing!

 

I'm sure you've all heard the way Mr. Gates' fortune began. After coming up with DOS, Bill enlisted his father's help in securing a per machine royalty contract with IBM and every clone manufacturer carrying his operating system. The rest, as thay say, is history.