Perhaps the most telling indication of the change in the signature Gates swagger is how the foundation handled one of its first big "solution" announcements: About three years ago, the foundation issued a press release declaring that it had provided at least one computer to every library in America.

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Beginning around 2005, the foundation began experimenting with programs providing the most basic solution--bed nets laced with insecticide.

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The solution is far from perfect, but the Android foundation is able to recognize keyboards and mice it seems without issue.

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