Bill Gates
How he effected the world with his accomplishments
William Bill Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. He accomplished many unbelievable things, and highly influenced the people around him in many ways.
In University, Bill Gates was known to be the “smart computer nerd,” who totally amazed all of his friends with his knowledge. One of the people that he had influenced the most was Steve Ballmer, current Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, whose room was down the hall from Bill’s.
Not only were his roommates amazed by his accomplishments, but also were the people at IBM. They were in desperate need of a DOS operating system, which would be used on millions of computers around the world. IBM decided to employ Bill’s team, therefore, “Mammoth, blue-chip IBM employed thousands of capable software builders, and didn't trust a single one of them; IBM hired Microsoft to build its operating system. Microsoft bought Q-DOS from a company called Seattle Computer Products and retailored it for the PC. ” MS-DOS is the program that recognizes all commands by the computer, and is a large part of the way Windows functions. Without DOS, computers today couldn’t function the way they do. The Windows operating systems, as well as the majority of Windows-based programs, rely on MS-DOS. Bill then started a new company, which is popularly known today as Microsoft Incorporated.
Apple Computers released the Macintosh in January 1984 . Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft Inc., announced the release of Windows 3.0, “In May 1990, Microsoft finally perfected its own version of Apple windows and called it Microsoft Windows 3.0-- another huge hit. Now Gates really (I mean really) had it made. “ Just like Henry Ford’s brilliant release of the Model T, “Gates, like Henry Ford, brought what was previously a technological curiosity to the masses. Microsoft Windows and its predecessor, the MS-DOS PC operating system, were the high-tech equivalents of Ford's Model T. They may not have been the sleekest or most elegant pieces of software, but Gates figured out how to make them almost universally used, and they transformed the entire IT world .” At this time, Bill Gates was being compared to the well-known entrepreneur, Henry Ford, who was the self-made man who starte...
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Bill Gates’ accomplishments affected the whole world in a positive way. He should be looked at as a hero, because he opened up the doors for many technology companies. He made a huge change in accounting firms, law firms, and other many other corporations. Accounting firms are now able to use accounting software, because of Windows, and one of Microsoft’s applications. Law firms are able to write up contracts and use special features, such as track changes, encryption, and password protection for documents, which ensure the privacy of their clients.
TIME 100: Builds & Titans – Bill Gates (http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/gates2.html)
TIME 100: Builds & Titans – Bill Gates (Ibid.)
TIME 100: Builds & Titans – Bill Gates (Ibid.)
Britannica Encyclopaedia
Internet Source: http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio.htm
Internet Source: http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio.htm (Ibid.)
TIME 100: Builds & Titans – Bill Gates (Ibid.)
TIME 100: Builds & Titans – Bill Gates (Ibid.)
Britannica Encyclopaedia (Ibid.)
Britannica Encyclopaedia (Ibid.)
Britannica Encyclopaedia (Ibid.)
By 1993 Microsoft's windows computer programming function became the most widely used operating system in the world. When Microsoft was still an idea, Bill Gates led Apple to believe he would help them succeed in creating the best computer programming systems in the nation, however, Gates left it unknown to Apple he planned to release his own software. Gates took notes and allowed Apple to release the software he helped them to create. Then shortly after, Microsoft introduced windows. Apple claimed Gates had stolen their ideas, as windows looked surprisingly similar to Apple's version. Gates claimed he used his own ideas because it was his own that made Apple's renowned software. As Microsoft was leading in the world, Apple threatened Microsofts position in the world of technological advances by introducing a new software program that could potentially take Microsoft's top spot in the market away from them. Gates quickly said that he had created a new software that was set to release also, although he had no idea of new software at the time and made the excuse to possibly buy himself a bit of time. About eight months later, Microsoft released the new software program, as bill gates had proclaimed, retaining the top spot in the market. Microsoft's expansion today has reached every technological realm possible. Occluded in the newest developments are
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"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." -Bill Gates (Bill 1). Microsoft Windows, as of October 2013, is used by approximately 85 percent of all laptops and desktops worldwide (StatCounter 1). The Windows operating system is the pride and joy of the programmer, inventor, and co-founder of Microsoft, William Henry Gates III. His impact on the world has been astronomical resulting in many advancements in science and technology that just wouldn’t have been possible without him. In order to fully understand his significance and influence in the world, one must be knowledgeable of his background, the critics view of his most famous achievement, and must have a discussion about his impact and importance in the modern world.
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“The idea that would spawn microsoft generated when Paul Allen showed Bill Gates the January 1,1975 issue of popular electronics that demonstrated Altair 8800.” (Nytime.com). Gates and Allen were curious and saw potential to make it better than what it already was.This soon led to make the microcomputer and he would call it the Micro Instrument and Telemetry system (MITS).
Microsoft’s mission of placing a “PC running Microsoft software on every desk and in every home” drove their overall strategy early on. Depending on the business segment within Microsoft, one would see in place very different business models as the strategy for each line of business could vary. In the operating system (OS) segment, Microsoft initially brought in an existing product and modified this (MS-DOS) to work with the Intel microprocessor, which were the “brains” of the IBM PC. Microsoft partnered with IBM to provide the operating system for the IBM PC. In addition to developing Windows, Microsoft during this period was working to write applications for the Apple OS.
He had helped IBM with an operating system for their new personal computer coming out soon. “In order to meet the IBM deadline, Gates paid $50,000 for the rights to a rudimentary operating system called "Q-DOS" ("quick and dirty operating system") designed by a Seattle programmer. Gates and his team made some adjustments to the system and added some new features, renaming the result MS-DOS (after Microsoft)”(McGuire 1). Bill Gates had made his first operating system which was the kickstart to his new company called Microsoft. One problem he went through was when his amazing success brought him to court.
Gates was born to the full name of William Henry Gates III on October 28th 1955 (Bellis). Gates was born to two sisters, Libby who is younger and Kristianne who is older. William Henry Gates III got his name from his father William Henry Gates Sr., Gates Sr. fell in love with Mary Maxwell at the University of Washington. Gates grew up in a very loving family; him as well as his sisters were pushed to do well in school. The most important person he had growing up, was his Mom. She had a love for charity work, and would take Gates with her to help out. He would later credit his love for philanthropism to his mother (Bill… Biography). Although Gates had a loving and somewhat ordinary family, what he would do was far from ordinary.
In order to retain the rights to PC-DOS, Bill Gates talked IBM into allowing him to separate the sale of the operating system from the computer. This separation of software and hardware helped allow him to create MS-DOS and the global dynasty he now holds today (Bellis).
While Bill Gates was at junior high a group of parents raise money to purchase the first computerized terminal in the school. When that happened he decided to take all his time to work on that system teaming with other students to learn about different operating systems. He excelled in his learning of systems and he started developing ideas to make business with companies in order to learn how they make their terminals. His mind for busi...
So here I present you the path that gave us the Bill Gates we have today. Firstly, Bill Gates was fortunate enough to be born in a fine and educated family, where his parents were an educator and a lawyer. He had the privilege to all the essential necessities, such as clothing, food, and water sources which many other kids do not have. More than that, his family was wealthy enough to buy him toys and games and other things which would be far too extravagant to others. These small things created a stronger foundation for Bill Gates’
William Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington, US, on October 28, 1955. His father, William Henry Gates (II) Jr., was a lawyer while his mother, Mary Gates, was a school teacher. At a very young age, Gates showed a lot of intelligence. At primary school, he was particularly fond of Maths and Science. Since his childhood, he was enjoyed reading business magazines. Noticing his eagerness to learn, his parents enrolled him in Lakeside Preparatory School at the age of 12. Here Gates saw a computer for the first time in his life.