Bill Gate
Co-founder of Microsoft Corp.
Founded: 1975
"Ultimately, the PC will be a window to everything people are interested in-and everything we need to know."-Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III in 1955, Bill was an avid reader and excelled at his school work, although he found it boring and somewhat beneath his abilities. Fearing that their son might become a loner, his parents enrolled him in a private preparatory school, so that he could enhance his interests, and meet the challenges that better motivated him. One of the most fascinating attributes of Bill Gates that constantly amazes people, is the fact that he did not graduate from college or university. In fact, he was what many call a genius, even as a young child of thirteen, when he undertook computer programming, and began writing his own programs, which included simple games, as well as a more extensive payroll application for a company, and a scheduling program for an educational institute.
Not only was Gates a whiz at computer programming, but his business prowess also emerged very early in life. When he was a mere fifteen years of age, he and a buddy created a software application that earned the teens twenty-thousand dollars. With almost perfect SAT results, he was guaranteed a spot at Harvard, where he did enroll, and remained for two years. But, once he savored success with yet another successful computer program that provided he and his buddy with royalties, he knew what they needed to do. He and Paul Allen formed a company called "Micro-Soft", which meant "micro-computer software". Within a year, the hyphen in the name was removed, and Microsoft was born.
It was at this point that Gates would take a pivotal turn in his life and career, the one that underscored the need for piracy laws, and the protection of innovation. It would also be the underlying component in what would eventually propel Microsoft into the mainstream world, making its name as recognizable as the word jeans or one's own name. Gates immediately realized that the royalties on his software were very poor, and he wanted to know why. He found that most people just "stole" the applications, as though they were meant for free distribution. So incensed was he by the practice that he wrote an open letter detailing the reasons why innovation would be stifled, should people continue with these same attitudes and bad behavior
On November 10, 1983, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows, a next-generation operating system.
On January 1, 1994, Bill Gates married Melinda French Gates. They have three children.
Founded: 1975
"Ultimately, the PC will be a window to everything people are interested in-and everything we need to know."-Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III in 1955, Bill was an avid reader and excelled at his school work, although he found it boring and somewhat beneath his abilities. Fearing that their son might become a loner, his parents enrolled him in a private preparatory school, so that he could enhance his interests, and meet the challenges that better motivated him. One of the most fascinating attributes of Bill Gates that constantly amazes people, is the fact that he did not graduate from college or university. In fact, he was what many call a genius, even as a young child of thirteen, when he undertook computer programming, and began writing his own programs, which included simple games, as well as a more extensive payroll application for a company, and a scheduling program for an educational institute.
Not only was Gates a whiz at computer programming, but his business prowess also emerged very early in life. When he was a mere fifteen years of age, he and a buddy created a software application that earned the teens twenty-thousand dollars. With almost perfect SAT results, he was guaranteed a spot at Harvard, where he did enroll, and remained for two years. But, once he savored success with yet another successful computer program that provided he and his buddy with royalties, he knew what they needed to do. He and Paul Allen formed a company called "Micro-Soft", which meant "micro-computer software". Within a year, the hyphen in the name was removed, and Microsoft was born.
It was at this point that Gates would take a pivotal turn in his life and career, the one that underscored the need for piracy laws, and the protection of innovation. It would also be the underlying component in what would eventually propel Microsoft into the mainstream world, making its name as recognizable as the word jeans or one's own name. Gates immediately realized that the royalties on his software were very poor, and he wanted to know why. He found that most people just "stole" the applications, as though they were meant for free distribution. So incensed was he by the practice that he wrote an open letter detailing the reasons why innovation would be stifled, should people continue with these same attitudes and bad behavior
Bill Gates & Microsoft
In 1975, before graduation Gates left Harvard to form Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. The pair planned to develop software for the newly emerging personal computer market. Bill Gate's company Microsoft became famous for their computer operating systems and killer business deals. For example, Bill Gates talked IBM into letting Microsoft retain the licensing rights to MS-DOS an operating system, that IBM needed for their new personal computer. Gates proceeded to make a fortune from the licensing of MS-DOS.On November 10, 1983, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows, a next-generation operating system.
On January 1, 1994, Bill Gates married Melinda French Gates. They have three children.
Bill Gates Philanthropist
Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have endowed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning.
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