History of Bill Gates

vijayrmca · 11-07-08, 06:19 PM

William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955)^[3] is an American business magnate, philanthropist, the world's third richest person (as of 2008),^[2] and chairman^[4] of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 9 percent of the common stock.^[5] He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a large 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.^[6]^[7] In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January, 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. After announcing in June, 2006 his intention to retire from Microsoft to work for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation full time, he gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates's last day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains as non-executive chairman of Microsoft.

**AjayKumar.Kataram** · 11-07-08, 11:43 PM

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suresh_m1729@yahoo.co.in · 24-07-08, 09:07 AM

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vijayrmca Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 72 Thanks: 2 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts Thanks: 2 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 3	History of Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955)^[3] is an American business magnate, philanthropist, the world's third richest person (as of 2008),^[2] and chairman^[4] of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 9 percent of the common stock.^[5] He has also authored or co-authored several books. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a large 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.^[6]^[7] In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000. Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January, 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. After announcing in June, 2006 his intention to retire from Microsoft to work for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation full time, he gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates's last day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains as non-executive chairman of Microsoft. __________________ The early years were more about learning than about acting. I had to carry on my father’s work, which was a big challenge. Azim Premji

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