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Bill Gates (born 1955) co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen, and through MS-DOS (1981) and Windows (1985–1995) made Microsoft the dominant software company in the world. At his peak, he was the richest person in history. His business tactics — bundling Windows with PC manufacturers, crushing competitors — led to a landmark antitrust case in 1998.
Since 2000, Gates has devoted his fortune through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to global health, polio eradication, malaria prevention, and education. The Foundation has spent over $50 billion and has prevented millions of deaths. Gates has pledged to give away virtually all his $100+ billion fortune.
# Top 10 Bill Gates facts
- 1Gates wrote his first computer program at age 13 and created a school scheduling program at 17
- 2Microsoft's operating system ran on over 90% of the world's personal computers at its peak
- 3The Gates Foundation has spent over $50 billion on global health, polio eradication, and education
Fascinating Facts
- ◆Gates wrote his first computer program at age 13 and created a school scheduling program at 17
- ◆Microsoft's operating system ran on over 90% of the world's personal computers at its peak
- ◆The Gates Foundation has spent over $50 billion on global health, polio eradication, and education
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