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'''William (Bill) Henry Gates III''' (Seattle 1955 - ) is an [[American]] businessman who is basically the "kingpin" of the whole computer business in the world which i might add leads the world to our DOOM!!! hahaha. oh my gawd like. this is soooooooo fun. he is sooo fit like! dman this spiffing hotshot! He has been the richest person in the world from 1995 through 2007 according to ''Forbes''<ref>http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/04/11/billionaires-helu-telecom-biz-cz_hc_0411helu.html</ref>.  Founder and Chairman of [[Microsoft]] Corporation, he is seen as one of the entrepreneurs that made the personal [[computer]] revolution.  
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'''William (Bill) Henry Gates III''' (Seattle 1955 - ) is an [[American]] businessman. He has been the richest person in the world from 1995 through 2007 according to ''Forbes''<ref>http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/04/11/billionaires-helu-telecom-biz-cz_hc_0411helu.html</ref>.  Founder and Chairman of [[Microsoft]] Corporation, he is seen as one of the entrepreneurs that made the personal [[computer]] revolution.  
    
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>.
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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.
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In 1995, Gates wrote "The Road Ahead" (with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson), which embarrassingly omitted any mention of the internet in its first edition.  In 1999, Gates wrote "Business @ the Speed of Thought". ZOMFG!!! 0_0!!! he is soooooo cooool like wit all dat gangsta style!
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In 1995, Gates wrote "The Road Ahead" (with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson), which embarrassingly omitted any mention of the internet in its first edition.  In 1999, Gates wrote "Business @ the Speed of Thought".
    
Bill Gates has donated billions to a private foundation that his family controls. Because of his philanthropic activities Time magazine awarded him and his wife Melinda Gates, the "Person of the Year" for 2005 along with rock star Bono<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142278,00.html</ref>. On 2004 he was honored as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
 
Bill Gates has donated billions to a private foundation that his family controls. Because of his philanthropic activities Time magazine awarded him and his wife Melinda Gates, the "Person of the Year" for 2005 along with rock star Bono<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142278,00.html</ref>. On 2004 he was honored as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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