Bill Gates Biography

Early Life

Bill Gates on October 28, 1955, William Henry Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington. Gates Lakeside School, just 13 years old when he began to show an interest in computer programming. He pursued his passion through college. With his friend and business partner Paul Allen striking out on his own, Gates found himself in the right place at the right time. Technological innovation, keen business strategy and the aggressive business strategy of the world's largest software business, Microsoft built. In the process, Gates became one of the world's richest men.

Kristianne, the elderly, and Libi, who is small: Bill Gates, with two sisters, grew up in an upper-middle-class family. Their father, William H. Gates Sr., was a promising when he met his future wife, Mary Maxwell, a little shy, a law student. He is a University of Washington athletic, outgoing student, was actively involved in student affairs and leadership. Gates family atmosphere was warm and intimate, and all three children to be competitive and are encouraged to strive for excellence. Bill competitive when he showed the first signs of their summer home on Puget Sound combination of athletic games. The appreciation of the game board (the risk was his favorite), and excelled at Monopoly.

Bill's mother, Mary, who is a short career as a teacher and help raise children after the civil affairs and devoted his time to working with charities to have a very close relationship. He also served on several corporate boards, First Interstate Bank in Seattle (founded by his grandfather), United Way, and International Business Machines (IBM), including. He often along when she volunteered at schools and community organizations will take the bill.

Bill was a voracious reader as a child, spent many hours pouring over reference books, such as encyclopedias. 11 or 12 years of age, starting with Bill's parents have concerns about his behavior. He was doing well in school, but he seemed bored and withdrawn at times. His parents worried that he might be on the beach. Although they were certain of public education, when Bill turned 13, they Seattle's LAKESIDE School, an exclusive preparatory school and was admitted. She blossomed into almost all his subjects, mathematics and science excelling, but drama and English are very good.

When the Lakeside School, a Seattle computer company to provide computer time for students. Mother's Club used proceeds from the sale of the school rummage for students to use to purchase a teletype terminal. Bill Gates became entranced with what can a computer terminal work and spend a lot of his free time. The BASIC computer language Tac- a tic-toe program which allows users to play against the computer wrote.

It was Lakeside School where Bill Paul Allen, who was two years his senior. The two became fast friends, stopping on the computer on their general enthusiasm, even though they were very different. Allen was more reserved and shy. The bill was feisty and combative at times. They both spend a lot of their free time together in the program. Sometimes they disagreed and those who had or who should run the computer lab will clash. On one occasion, Alan computer lab banned from the gates their argument escalated to the point where. On another occasion, Gates and Allen from their school computer privileges company that provide computers to obtain free computer time to take advantage of software glitches that were withdrawn. After their probation, they are allowed to return to the computer lab when they offered to debug the program. This time, Gates sons hacked, and a scheduling program for the school computer program developed for the company payroll.

In 1970, at the age of 15, his business partner Bill Gates, went with Paul Allen. which is a computer program to monitor traffic patterns, and costs $ 20,000 for their efforts to improve. Gates and Allen wanted to start their own company, but Gates's parents finish school and college, where they hoped to become a lawyer, wanted to go to work.

Bill Gates graduated from Lakeside in 1973, the college SAT test, an intellectual achievement that ranks for a few years when he boasted about introducing yourself to new people on the run 1590 out of 1600.

Early Career

Gates enrolled at Harvard University in the fall, originally thought of a career in law. But his freshman year, he spent much of his time in class than that seen in the computer lab. Gates was not really a study of the rule. Instead, he could get by on a few hours sleep, cram for an exam, and pass a reasonable grade.

Gates, Paul Allen, who after two years away from attending Washington State University to work for Honeywell in Boston, Massachusetts, has remained in touch with the move. In the summer of 1974, Allen joined Gates at Honeywell. This time, Allen Gates, featuring an article on the Altair 8800 kit mini computer showed a version of Popular Electronics magazine. Both boys possibilities that the computer can produce the personal computing world is fascinated with. Altair: Albuquerque, New Mexico is a small company, Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was created by the called. Gates and Allen contacted the company proclaiming that they will run a basic software program that Altair computer was working. In fact, they or a code to work with Altair to run it was. But they wanted to know MITS no one was interested in developing such software. MITS was president Ed Roberts and his boys asked for a demonstration. Gates and Allen scrambled, to write the software in the computer lab at Harvard spending the next two months. Alan MITS in Albuquerque travel for a test run never tried it on a computer, the Altair. It worked perfectly. Allen was hired at MITS, and after that soon Gates left Harvard, to work with him to his parents' dismay. In 1975, They are a partnership of the Micro-soft, "micro-computer" and consists of a blend called "software."

Microsoft (Gates and Allen dropped the hyphen in less than a year) program began on a shaky foundation. However, the basic software program for the Altair computer company charges fees and royalties it did not meet their overhead. Microsoft's basic software computer hobbyists who pre-market copy and copy and distribute them for free was very popular. Then, according to Gates, only about 10 percent of people using Altair BASIC computer actually had paid for it. At this time, the personal computer enthusiasts make a lot of money for the people of Noah belied. They perceived ease of reproduction and distribution of their friends and colleagues to share the software with computer enthusiasts permission. Bill Gates thought differently. The theft was distributed as free software, especially when it involves software that was created to be sold.

In February 1976, Gates said that the distribution of the software without paying for it, continue to use the computer wrote an open letter to hobbyists. In essence, pirating software quality software that will discourage developers from the investment of time and money. The letter was popular with computer enthusiasts, but Gates stuck to his beliefs, and unfair business practices, when faced with the threat of Defense, will use the invention.

MITS president Ed Roberts Gates with an acrimonious relationship, often resulting in shouting matches. Gates combative business aspects of software development and clashed with Roberts on. Roberts Gates considered spoiled and obnoxious. In 1977, Roberts sold MITS company to another computer, and enter medical school and went to Georgia to become a country doctor. Gates and Allen were on their own. They are twins MITS's Altair was developed for the new owner to retain the right software application.

For Microsoft and other computer companies in a variety of formats and the software was written in the late 1978's, Gates, the company's operations moved to Bellevue, Washington, just east of Seattle. Bill Gates in the Pacific Northwest glad to be home again, and threw his own work. All 25 employees of the young company's operations, product development, business development, and was responsible for a wide range of all aspects of marketing. Software development and a keen business sense with his insight, Gates, head of Microsoft, Bill Gates in 1978, which grossed $ 2.5 million to establish itself as the only 23.

The Rise of Microsoft
 

Gates not only for software development, but also insight into business operations, and leading the company in a position to act as its spokesman. The company shipped what code, he personally reviewed every line, often rewriting code to when he saw it. The computer industry, Apple, Intel, IBM, as the company began to grow in developing hardware and components, Bill continued on the road out of the country were touting the merits of Microsoft software applications. He often with his mother. Mary highly respected and well connected with IBM, including its membership of corporate boards. IBM CEO Bill Gates was to meet with Mary.

In November 1980, IBM software that their upcoming personal computer (PC) will be looking to manage and Microsoft approached. Legend of the first meeting with him at IBM, Bill Gates, no one mistook for office assistant asked him to serve coffee that was it. Gates did not look very young, but he quickly impressed by IBM, convincing them that he and his company can meet their needs. The only problem is that Microsoft's original operating system will run on IBM's new computer was developed. Do not have to stop, Gates similar to an operating system that IBM's PC was developed to run on a computer bought. He made a deal with software developers, Microsoft's exclusive licensing agent, and later the full owner of the software, but they do not earn telling IBM agreement. After withholding important information company sued Microsoft and Gates. Microsoft settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, but neither Gates nor Microsoft admitted to any wrong doing.

Gates bought new software for the IBM PC had to adapt. He delivered it for a fee of $ 50,000, the same price he had paid for the software in its original form. IBM source code, which would have the information they wanted to buy the operating system. Gates refused, suggested that instead of selling IBM software to their computers for a licensing fee for copies. The Microsoft software and other PC manufacturers to license MS-DOS called Doing, another computer company IBM PC, which they soon should be cloned. Microsoft also released software called Soft card, Microsoft BASIC on the Apple II, which is allowed to operate the machine.

Between 1978 and 1981, Microsoft's growth exploded, and the staff of 25 128. The revenues from $ 16 million to $ 4 million of the increase coming from. In mid-1981, including Gates and Allen, Microsoft, and Gates was appointed Chairman of the Board and the Chairman. Allen was named executive vice president.

By 1983, Microsoft was going worldwide with offices in the UK and Japan, and 30 percent of its software running on the computer. But 1983 brought news that rocked the very foundation from Microsoft. Paul Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. However, intensive treatment, his cancer went into remission a year later, that same year, Allen resigned from the company. Rumors abound as to why Allen left Microsoft. Bill Gates says he will push out some, but many say it is a life-changing experience for Allen and other opportunities he saw that he could invest his time.

The Invention of Microsoft Windows

Although the legends conflict, Microsoft and Apple introduced its first share a lot. In 1981, Apple Macintosh computers to help develop software for Microsoft invited. Some developers were both involved in the development of Microsoft, and Microsoft application development for the Macintosh. Collaboration between Microsoft and Macintosh systems can be seen in some of the shared names.

It was through knowledge sharing that was developed for Microsoft Windows. This is a procedure that uses a graphic interface to drive a mouse, the screen displays text and images. Where all text formatting code as shown on the screen and not actually printed text and keyboard can be powered by the MS-DOS systems differ widely. Bill Gates quickly this type of software a threat to the overall system, MS-DOS and Microsoft agreed to pose. Unsophisticated user-buying, which was one of the most open-graphic imagery VisiCorp software so it will be easy to use. Gates made the announcement in an advertisement campaign about the new Microsoft operating system can be developed that will use a graphic interface. It was called "Windows" and the PC software to enhance the product will be compatible with MS-DOS systems. Announced a program under development that Microsoft had was a hoax. But it's sheer talent as a marketing strategy, such as MS-DOS computer system is used in about 30 percent of the market and was waiting for a change to a new system with Windows software instead. Without people willing to change the format, the software developers to write programs for VisiCorp system was unwillingly lost momentum by early 1985.

In November 1985, Bill Gates and Microsoft launched Windows; Almost two years after its announcement. Apparently the Windows system, Apple Computer Macintosh system was introduced almost two years ago, looked similar. Before Apple was working on making it compatible with Microsoft products for Apple computers gave them full access to Microsoft technology. Gates exhorted them to Apple's software licenses, but they ignore the advice, is more interested in selling computers. I say again, Gates took full advantage of the situation and created a software format that was strikingly similar to the Macintosh. Apple threatened to sue and to counter Microsoft's Microsoft-compatible software for Macintosh users, the shipment will be delayed. In the end, Microsoft prevailed in court because it could not prove that there were similarities between how the two software-driven system, each individual was distinctly different functions.

Bill Gates in 1986 for $ 21 per share in an initial public offering (IPO) with the public took Microsoft. A total of 24.7 million shares of the company held 45 percent of Gates at the age of 31 and became an instant millionaire at the gates of the stake was $ 234 million to $ 520 million from Microsoft. Over time, increase the value of the company stock split and a lot of times. $ 90.75 a share when the stock was raised in 1987, Bill Gates became a billionaire. Since then, the upper part of the upper Gates, America's top 400 richest people, Forbes' annual list, or at least was. In 1999, an all-time high and the stock split to eight times its IPO price on the stock with Gates's wealth briefly topped $ 101 billion.

Nevertheless, Bill Gates about his company never felt totally safe. Always look over his shoulder to see where the competition was, he was a white-hot drive and competitive spirit. Gates, the company expects everyone to have the same drive and dedication. Legend has it that one of Gates's assistant to work early one came to sleeping under a desk. He discovered it was Gates when he considered calling security or the police.

Bill Gates, the software industry's intelligence-product development and corporate strategy to be able to see all sides. He also challenged the idea of such employees and their creative process will keep going to his confrontational management style became legendary. Unprepared to hear a presenter, "I've heard that shit!" From Gates. But as much as it is the employee's passion for his company and the Gates was a test of rigor. He constantly had to check to see if the people around him thought they really had faith.

Bill Gates was gaining a reputation as a ruthless competitor. IBM led some tech companies to have their own operating system, OS / 2 began to develop the MS-DOS replacement. Gates push forward with Windows software instead of giving up the pressure, improve its operations and its wide range of uses. Microsoft in 1989, which is a system that was compatible with all Microsoft products such as Microsoft Word and Excel office productivity applications bundled with Microsoft Office programs. Application as easily as OS / 2 was consistent with. Microsoft's new version of Windows in just two weeks, selling 100,000 copies, and OS / 2 soon faded away. With an exclusive on the PC operating system from Microsoft. Soon the Federal Trade Commission began investigating Microsoft for unfair marketing practices.

Microsoft 1990, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to investigate a string across the face. Microsoft is complaining about something that is unfair to the computer company who manufactures the Windows operating system installed on their computers. Microsoft's Internet Explorer and other charges involving Microsoft, forcing the computer into the Windows operating system on their computers as a condition for the sale of processed products for sale.

One moment, the two divisions of Microsoft operating systems and software development, a potential break-up face. Microsoft defended itself with Bill Gates’s software piracy back to the previous war, harking, and to promote that such restrictions were a threat to innovation. Finally, with the federal government, Microsoft was able to find a settlement to avoid a breakup. Gates cheerful through it all, such as Star Trek's Mr. Spock advertising and computer trade show, posing in front of the public with the presence of some inventive ways to change the pressure. Gates continued to run the company, and by the mid-1990s, federal investigations weather.

Personal Life

In 1989, a 28-year-old Melinda French Gates of Microsoft executive's eyes then caught 37 very bright and organized Gates was a perfect match. Later, in an intimate and intellectual connection as they discovered their relationship grew. January 1, 1994, the Melinda and Bill were married in Hawaii. But a few months later, Gates struck heartbreak, as her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Gates was devastated when he died in June 1994.

Bill and Melinda travel in different countries and get a new perspective on life and the world in 1995, took some time off. In 1996, their first daughter, Jennifer, was born. A year later, Gates shore of Lake Washington, a 55,000 square-foot, $ 54 million of his family moved into the house. However, the house serves as a business center, it is a very comfortable home for the couple and their three children were.

Philanthropic Efforts

Melinda Gates, wife of the influence of her mother's role as a civic leader took an interest in admission. He realized that he had an obligation to increase his wealth to charity. He was the consummate student, Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, Gates, the American industrial revolution of the Titans studied philanthropic work. In 1994, Gates and his wife, William H. Gates Foundation, which supports low-income communities, education, global health, and was dedicated to the investment firm. In 2000, the couple Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation combined to form the foundations of the family. They set up a $ 28 billion contribution to the foundation started out making.

Bill Gates of Microsoft in 2000, down from day-to-day operations in 1980 with a college friend Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief software architect, as he positioned himself so he could concentrate on what was the job of the chief executive officer since turning around its business, the more passionate. He still remains as Chairman of the Board. Over the next few years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's involvement with a lot of his time and captured his interest more. In 2006, Gates announced that he had transformed himself from full-time work at Microsoft, Foundation devotes more time to value. His last full day at Microsoft on June 27, 2008, was.

Being one of the most successful in the history of the world and the richest businessmen in addition to the name, Bill Gates has received numerous awards for philanthropic work. Time magazine named Gates one of the 20th century's most influential people. The magazine also named Gates, his wife Melinda, and the year 2005 as the lead singer in the rock band U2.

Gates universities throughout the world and an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in a variety of holds an honorary doctorate. In 2006, Gates and his wife, the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican government for their philanthropic work around the world, was awarded the health and education sectors.

In February 2014, Gates announced that he was moved to a new position as a technology advisor will be stepping down as chairman of Microsoft. In addition to Gates's conversion, it is a long-time Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be replaced by 46-year-old Nadella true.

These days, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation, his work continues to devote a lot of time and energy. Organizations as well as international and domestic issues such as health and education highlighted on. One aspect of his work in the United States is to help students become college ready. In 2015, he and 12 charter schools in the country, who spoke on behalf of the national Common Core standards.

Gates employer proved to be a breakthrough this time around. Foundation announced that his staff after the adoption of a child or a baby born to a one-year paid leave.