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Be sure to join our wiki's Discord server by clicking here Also follow our wiki's Twitter by clicking here. Bill Gates full name as William Henry Gates IIIKBE [1]is an American computer programmer, philanthropist, investor and the co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation, bill gates wiki, the American computer conglomerate that is responsible for some of the most impactful innovations in the history and bill gates wiki of modern computing and the internet, including products like Microsoft Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer.

He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people[4] and was the wealthiest overall from to , excluding , when he was ranked third. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect.

Bill gates wiki

He is the third-richest person in the world behind Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in net worth as of January His father William H. Gates, Sr. His parents wanted him to be a lawyer. At the age of 13, Bill went to Lakeside High School. He was a freshman at Harvard University in He left Harvard to make software. Bill Gates saw an opportunity to transform the personal computer , which was expensive and difficult to use. He decided that computers could be made less expensive and easier to use. Gates then went on to develop the Windows operating system , which at first wasn't well-received but with time became the most used system in the world.

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He is best known for co-founding software giant Microsoft , along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. Gates was born and raised in Seattle. It became the world's largest personal computer software company. This opinion has been upheld by numerous court rulings. Since , Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. Later in his career and since leaving day-to-day operations at Microsoft in , Gates has pursued many business and philanthropic endeavors.

The couple were photographed at the weekend-long event celebrating billionaire heir Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, India. Bill Gates and Paula Hurd are stepping out overseas. The couple, whose relationship went public in Feb. Photos published from the event showed the year-old Microsoft co-founder and the philanthropist chatting with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and posing for a picture with Indian federal minister Smriti Irani. At one event during the weekend-long festivities — which toasted the upcoming wedding of Ambani, the youngest child of Mukesh Ambani, and Merchant, the daughter of Encore Healthcare Private Limited CEO Viren Merchant — Hurd wore a black gown with silver print overlay while Gates sported a casual sports coat and a green shirt with khakis. Another photo showed Hurd in a gold gown while Gates opted for a black and silver jacket. According to the BBC , the 1, guests at the celebration were given access to hair and makeup artists and stylists in order to prepare for the themed gatherings, which were detailed in a nine-page itinerary. The pair share three children — daughters Jennifer , 27, and Phoebe, 21, and son Rory ,

Bill gates wiki

Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates and his business partner Paul Allen founded and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In February , Gates announced that he was stepping down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on charitable work at his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates grew up in an upper-middle-class family with his older sister, Kristianne, and younger sister, Libby. Their father, William H. Gates Sr. She was an athletic, outgoing student at the University of Washington, actively involved in student affairs and leadership. The Gates family atmosphere was warm and close, and all three children were encouraged to be competitive and strive for excellence. Gates showed early signs of competitiveness when he coordinated family athletic games at their summer house on Puget Sound.

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Archived from the original on March 25, Succeeded by Carlos Slim. Gates provided his perspective on a range of issues in a substantial interview that was published in the March 27, , issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Gates added, "It was a huge mistake to spend time with him, to give him the credibility of being there. BBC News. Cultureel Woordenboek ID. He gained a reputation for being distant from others; an industry executive complained in that "Gates is notorious for not being reachable by phone and for not returning phone calls. Business Times. September 14, November 1, NBC News.

Before rubbing elbows with the world's rich and famous at the Ambani pre-wedding bash , Bill Gates was just being a tourist in India.

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