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What Bill Gates wants from Santa: Warmer weather down under
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Bill Gates and his family are spending the Christmas holiday in Sydney, Australia, where it is summertime -- and usually balmy.
Bill Gates
The problem is the weather. Sydney is known for nice weather this time of year and for a spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display in the city’s harbor. But this year, Sydney is having one of its coolest Decembers in 50 years, with many days in the mid-60s.
“Wish it was a tiny bit warmer,” Gates told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Gates and his family are renting a $25,000-a-week Tuscan-style waterfront mansion with its own jetty and gym.
Gates told the Morning Herald that he “thought it would be fun to come down and see some of the neat places around Australia.”
Here is a lengthy Morning Herald interview with Gates, touching on several topics, including Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the passing of Steve Jobs.
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