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Bill Gates: Microsoft

by Gilberto from Fresno

Bill Gates, Born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, began to show computer programming at the age of 13. He had aggressive competitive tactics. He and his partner, Paul Allen that is. They built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, then the journey had begun. Thanks to Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the richest men in the world.

Born William Henry Gates III, he began to pursue his passion through college. Gates himself was at there at the right time and place, through technology, keen business strategy, and many other things, with his partner of course. He grew up in the upper middle class, with 2 sisters< Kristinne, who is older, and Libby< who is younger. Their father< William H. Gates. The man was promising.

Bill was very close to his mother. She was a teacher and she decided to quit and help raise children and the civic affairs. Bill showed early signs of competitiveness in family athletic games. The Gates atmosphere was warm and close. Mary Bill's mother, also served on several corporate boards.

Bill spent hours and hours pouring over reference books, he was a voracious reader as child. His parents began to have concerns about Bill's behavior, he was around the age of 11 and/or 12. He seemed bored and withdrawn, although he was doing good in school. His parents thought he could have been a loner or even been bullied. Bill was enrolled in Seattle Lake Side School, when he had turned 13.

In 1987 Bill became a billionaire, when the stock raised $90.75. Well since then he became top or near top of Forbes'. But Bill didn't feel totally secure yet about the status of his company, that is Microsoft of course. He would have to look over his shoulder to see what his competition was. They began to develop their own system, which are, but it was led by IBM, but the system was called OS/2. He also wrote the tic-tac program in BASIC computer language. Now thanks to Bill Gates, people around the world are being entertained everyday because of Bill's products. He is also is getting richer and richer everyday. Bill might have changed the future of technology.

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