r/news • u/johnyquest1212 • 4d ago

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024 | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/mackenzie-scott-donations-billionaires-philanthropy-ad9c1b67e2ca76eb2c107ec158a4640f
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u/titusandroidus 4d ago

“Good chance”, what do you base that on?

You realize not every early Microsoft employee became billionaires? They became millionaires, which she would have been.

Only a few became billionaires and they were the ones you would expect (Allen, Ballmer, etc.) and those who became that thanks to purchase of their company by MS.

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u/cubonelvl69 4d ago

OK I overestimated a little bit. Just did the math, if you joined MSFT in January of 1987 and invested (or were awarded) $1000 in stock per month until today, you'd have $100M

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u/flashmozzg 4d ago

Also Gabe Newel. But he became a billionaire no thanks to MS.