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The dumbest things Bill Gates ever said

Matt WeinbergerApr 17, 2016, 18:56 IST

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Bill Gates is widely known as a pretty smart guy.

But all of his many billions can't protect him from being wrong now and again. And he was very wrong about important stuff like Apple, the internet, and spam.

Here are the dumbest things Gates ever said and did - and why.