Tired of getting friend requests, Bill Gates quits Facebook
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You know, each time we look at that headline, we’ve to remind ourselves that this isn’t an article from The Onion. But seriously, it appears that Microsoft founder Bill Gates has decided to halt using Facebook, a site his company recently spend $240 million to buy a 1.6% stake in.
The reason? Because Gates was getting 8,000 friend requests a day and spending 30 minutes each day on the site. But come on, it’s not like the guy has anything else to do now that he’s stepping down as CEO, right?
The Sun initially broke the news, saying that Gates had deleted his account. But we all know how difficult it is to actually delete a Facebook account. Fortunately, the Wall Street Journal did a bit of investigative work and discovered that Gates has simply decided to cease using his account. So there’s hope that one day he’ll return and kick your ass at Scrabulous.
[via Lifehacker]
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