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Bill Gates Born
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they offered to debug the program.With free time on the computers, Gates developed a payroll program for the computer company. In 1970, at the age of 15, Bill Gates went into business with Paul Allen. They developed "Traf-o-Data," a computer program that showed traffic patterns of Seattle. They together earned $20,000 with the technology.(Gates blog) Gates and Allen wanted to start their own company, but Gates's parents wanted him to finish school and go on to college where they hoped he -
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would work to become a lawyer. However, Bill Gates graduated from Lakeside in 1973. He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the college SAT test.( Biography.com) He got into Harvard, but he didn't attend the full 4 years as he never went back. -
Early Life of Gates
Bill Gates grew up in an upper middle-class family.He grew up in Washington, where he was born and he is still a current resident there. Bill Gates showed an interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School. He pursued his interest throughout college. While in school, Gates meet, what was going to be, his friend and business partner Paul Allen. Bill attended Lakeside School system, during his attendance there, Bill met Paul Allen, who was also a senior. The two becam -
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The two became friends, as they both found themselves bonding over computers. They were said to be two different types of people, Allen was more reserved and shy while Bill was feisty. They both spent their free time together working on programs. Gates and Allen had their school computer privileges revoked for taking advantage of software glitches to receive free computer time from the company that owned the computers. After their probation, they were back in the computer lab when they off -
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he and colleagues were working on a BASIC interpreter. However, Gates and Allen did not have an Altair and had not written code for it. All with good intentions, they were eager to see if the company had any interest in their product, After contacting MITS, the company was interested in BASIC. Microsoft's BASIC was most used by computer interested people. In February 1976, Gates wrote an Open Letter to his buyers and said MITS could not continue to produce, distribute, and maintain high-qualit -
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technology was leaked o the public. ( Gates)
During Microsoft's early years, all employees had broad responsibility for the company's business. Gates oversaw the business details, but continued to write codes. With in the first five years, Gates personally reviewed every line of code the company shipped. He was said to be a hands on employer and he was eager to produce only the best. -
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With the uprising in Gates career, one of the first computer system he and his partner handled was the MITS Altair 8800 Computer. This computer had a floppy disk system which was a technological revolution at the time.
The system Altair 8800, caught Bill’s attention. Gates contacted Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), As he was interested in the product, he contacted the inventors and was asking about the product. He got the companies attention when he fibbed and told -
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The Rise of Microsoft
With the rise of Microsoft, the company had a rough patch between the newest technology. In 1980 IBM was looking for a fresh opportunity for their company, it was then they had contacted Mr Gates. It was an equal opportunity for both parties, Gates fee was $50,000 as a fee to create an original soft wear. Between 1978 and 1981 with IBM and Microsofts merge, Microsofts revenue expanded from 4 million to 16 million dollars. At the point that the companies had proved themselves among the other com -
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companies had proved themselves among the other com pies, at this point the product was in demand more than in the US. In 1983 Microsoft went global, which again, increased the revenue and created an even larger company platform. -
The Rise of Microsoft
With the rise of Microsoft, the company had a rough patch between the newest technology. In 1980 IBM was looking for a fresh opportunity for their company, it was then they had contacted Mr Gates. It was an equal opportunity for both parties, Gates fee was $50,000 as a fee to create an original soft wear. Between 1978 and 1981 with IBM and Microsofts merge, Microsofts revenue expanded from 4 million to 16 million dollars. At the point that the -
The Rise of Microsoft
companies had proved themselves among the other com pies, at this point the product was in demand more than in the US. In 1983 Microsoft went global, which again, increased the revenue and created an even larger company platform.
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He also owns stakes in numerous businesses, including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and Corbis Corp. (Biography.com) After departing from Microsoft, Gates has been interview multiple times in Rolling Stones Magazine, where he has offered his insight on his views of global controversies. -
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After Gates left day-to-day operations at Microsoft, Gates continued his philanthropy morals and, continued on his efforts to giving back. On February 4, 2014, Gates stepped down as Chair of Microsoft to become Technology Advisor.(Gates)
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gates was the world's highest-earning billionaire in 2013, as his fortune increased by US$15.8 billion to US$78.5 billion. As of January 2014, most of Gates’s assets are in Cascade Investment LLC. He also owns stak -
Personal Life
Gates was number one on the Forbes 400 list from 1993 through to 2007 and number one on Forbes list of The World's Richest People from 1995 to 2007 and 2009. In 1999, his wealth briefly surpassed $101 billion, causing the media to call Gates a "centibillionaire" In a May 2006 interview, Gates commented that being the worlds richest man had down falls, for instance, he was not pleased with all of the bad attention it created. In March 2010, Gates was the second wealthiest person behind Carlos Sli -
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Carlos Slim, but got the top position in 2013 according to the Bloomberg Billionaires List. ( Gates Blog) Gates has several investments outside of the company Microsoft, which in 2006 paid him a salary of $616,667 and $350,000 bonus totaling $966,667. He founded Corbis, a digital imaging company, in 1989. ( Gates) Among Gates's private acquisitions is the Codex Leicester, a collection of writings by Leonardo da Vinci, which Gates bought for $30.8 million at an auction in 1994.( Biography.com) G -
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$30.8 million at an auction in 1994.( Biography.com) Gates is also known to have a passion for reading. The ceiling of his home library is engraved with a quotation from The Great Gatsby . Outside of his other endeavors, in his free time, he enjoys playing bridge, tennis, and golf.
