Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates IIIis an American business magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, and programmer. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 October 1955
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
Nobody believes in completely unadulterated capitalism.
People are using Windows PCs more than they watch TV now.
People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.
Really advanced civilization is based on advances in energy.
Security guys break the Mac every single day. Every single day, they come out with a total exploit; your machine can be taken over totally.
Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy.
Unfortunately, the highly curious student is a small percentage of the kids.
Well, no one gives aid to Zimbabwe through the Mugabe government.
There certainly is a case to be made that taxes should be more progressive.
This whole phenomenon of the computer in a library is an amazing thing.
By 2018, an estimated 63 percent of all new U.S. jobs will require workers with an education beyond high school. For our young people to get those jobs, they first need to graduate from high school ready to start a postsecondary education.
Microsoft Research has a thing called the Sense Cam that, as you walk around, it's taking photos all the time. And the software will filter and find the ones that are interesting without having to think, 'Let's get out the camera and get that shot.' You just have that, and software helps you pick what you want.
Fortunately for India, it has got a growing economy. If it is doing the right things with taxation and focusing on the right areas for human development, it is going to have no problem, over a period of time, taking care of its own needs.
Given how few young people actually read the newspaper, it's a good thing they'll be reading a newspaper on a screen.