By White-haired Journalist

(Photo by Seattlepi.com)

Micrsoft founder Bill Gates surprised people at Best Buy in Redmond, Washington when he appeared at the midnight launching of Halo 3 today.

His purpose? To personally give the first copy to the first person on the line.

The lucky one was 17-year-old Ritesh David who got his copy complete with the Richest man in America’s autograph.

“I felt like a billion bucks,” David said Cheerfully as he said his plans of skipping school tomorrow to play Halo 3. “Business professionals around the world won’t be going to work tomorrow, so why would I go to school? It brings me joy.”

As quoted/reported by Reuters, Gates in a not-so-serious-tone said this: “I gotta check your ID to see if you’re 17,” Gates said, in a joking reference to the game’s “mature” rating, meaning it is intended for customers 17 and older.

W-h J: Lucky guy that Ritesh David.  Not only did Bill Gates signed his copy, even the Musicians and designers of Bungie studios signed his Halo 3 posters and memorabilias. 

I wonder how much money the kid’ll make if he sells that on Ebay…

XD

(Sources: GamePolitics, seatlltepi.com)

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