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After he made his fortune, he predictably drifted into supporting [[Leftist]] causes such as population control.  He became a big supporter, behind the scenes, of the disastrous [[Common Core]].

After he made his fortune, he predictably drifted into supporting [[Leftist]] causes such as population control.  He became a big supporter, behind the scenes, of the disastrous [[Common Core]].

Gates began programming computers at age 13; in 1973, Gates entered [[Harvard University]]. There he developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he founded in 1975 with his childhood friend [[Paul Allen]].<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/bio.mspx</ref>

Gates began programming computers at age 13; in 1973, Gates entered [[Harvard University]]. There he developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he founded in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen.<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/bio.mspx</ref>

His wealth is largely the result of the contract negotiated by his father's law firm with [[IBM]] for the operating system of the first personal computer.  The contract gave Bill Gates' small company unusually advantageous rights.  As the computer industry soared, Microsoft's unique position gave it monopoly power and profits.  Two decades later, the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]] held that Microsoft had engaged in unlawful monopolistic behavior.

His wealth is largely the result of the contract negotiated by his father's law firm with [[IBM]] for the operating system of the first personal computer.  The contract gave Bill Gates' small company unusually advantageous rights.  As the computer industry soared, Microsoft's unique position gave it monopoly power and profits.  Two decades later, the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]] held that Microsoft had engaged in unlawful monopolistic behavior.

* [[Previous Breaking News/Bill Gates|Articles about '''Bill Gates''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

* [[Previous Breaking News/Bill Gates|Articles about '''Bill Gates''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

* [[IBM]]

* [[IBM]]

* [[Apple Computer]]

* [[Apple Computer]]

* [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Linus Torvalds]], Bill Gates, [[Larry Ellison]]

* [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Linus Torvalds]], [[Larry Ellison]]

* [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]]

* [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]]

* [[Linux]]

* [[Linux]]

** '''[[Open source|Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]

** '''[[Open source|Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]

*[[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]s instead of tracking by [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]

*[[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]s instead of tracking by [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]

* '''[[Encryption]]:''' [[Encryption software]], [[Disk encryption software]], [[LUKS]] or [[TrueCrypt]] instead of [[Microsoft]] [[BitLocker]],  [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]

* '''[[Encryption]],''' [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]

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