CAPITALISM COMES IN VARIOUS FORMS. IT IS ALWAYS CREATIVE. THAT IS NOTHING NEW. IT IS ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTING NEW BUSINESSES. A BUSINESS EXISTS TO MAKE PROFITS AND CAPITALISM MAKES PROFITS BY EXPLOITING HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES. GATES' VISION OF COMBINING ALTRUISM WITH SELF-INTEREST REPRESENTS WISHFUL THINKING.

This is something that PC World touched on in an interview with Mr Gates: Q & A With Bill Gates: Innovator, Deal-Maker, and Philanthropist. The link to the article is and also give reader the chance to see a video.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141088/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws
The general idea is that (even if a business does not make money) by contributing to a better overall lifestyle of individuals you obtain "goodwill" in the worldwide global economy. This goodwill can then be leveraged when the market conditions are right

THIRD WORLD POVERTY IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE FIRST WORLD POVERTY. FORGET ABOUT NOT HAVING A PHONE TO COMMUNICATE. THINK ABOUT NOT HAVING A SOAP TO BATHE. THIRD WORLD POVERTY IS MORE BASIC AND LIFE THREATENING. IT IS ABOUT NOT MEETING BASIC HUMAN NEEDS. HENCE, IT OCCUPIES A HIGHER PRIORITY AND GREATER URGENCY IN GATES' AGENDA.