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
If you were born poor, it's not your fault. But if you die poor it is.
I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.
Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry.
Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.
When the PC was launched, people knew it was important.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Who decides what's in Windows? The customers who buy it.
If I had one dollar left, I'd spend it on PR
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.
The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.
Even when I wrote Basic myself the day before I burned it into a computer I wasn't making design changes. I didn't have a testing team. I did all the testing myself. And there was no project methodology or schedule that, there was the notion of coming to a close means testing a lot at the end and making very few changes.
The government is there day in and day out, if you want all kids to have education, if you want to run courts, if you want to have an army, if you want to have roads, you've got to have the taxation system that funds everything that you expect.
Having kids has been a fantastic thing for me. It's meant that I'm a little more balanced. In my twenties I worked massively, hardly took vacation at all. Now, I, with the help of my wife, I'm always making sure I've got a good balance of how I spend my time.
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.