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Born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington
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attends prepatory academy
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Enrolls at Harvard
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Partnership with Paul Allen at Micro-soft
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writes software for MITS Altair
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Microsoft HQ in Bellevue, WA
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Partnership with IBM
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Bill Gates becomes Microsoft president
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Microsoft buys rights to DOS
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Becomes youngest billionaire
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Founds Corbis
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Marries Melinda French
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Becomes worlds richest man 12.9b
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US vs. Microsoft trial
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Publishes Business @ The Speed of Thought
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steps down as executive
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Hosts 25th anniversary TED Talk