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Perhaps the name William Henry Bill Gates is no longer strange to us today.

He is
an American businessman famous for leading the large Microsoft corporation. Bill
Gates is not only often mentioned as a billionaire, but he is also known as a great
leader with outstanding personalities. Bill Gates is often described as intelligent,
driven, and ambitious, with a strong work ethic and a passion for technology. He
spent hours learning how to create programs. He decided to drop out of school to
pursue his passion. Bill Gates is also known for his philanthropic efforts through
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on global health, education
and poverty reduction. This suggests that he has a strong sense of social
responsibility and a desire to make a positive impact on the world. Regardless of
what anyone thought of him, Bill Gates remained passionate about his values. In
short, Bill Gates is positive, inspirational and successful leader.
After reading an article in Popular Electronics magazine about the Altair 8800, Bill
Gates contacted MITS to work on this machine on BACIS. Bill and Allen wanted
to collaborate with MITS and they agreed to try it out. The test was successful, the
two reached an agreement with MITS and Allen was invited to work for MITS.
Gates stopped studying at Harvard to work with Allen. They named their
partnership "Micro-Soft" and the company's first headquarters were located in
Albuquerque. Also in this year, November 26, 1976, the trademark "Microsoft"
was registered at the New Mexico State Office.
Regarding the company's main product, the Windows operating system:Microsoft
and Gates launched their first retail version of Microsoft Windows on November
20, 1985. In August 1986, the company struck a deal with IBM to develop a
separate operating system called OS/2. Windows 8.1 was the last version of the OS
released before Gates left the chair of the firm on February 5, 2014.
The revenue is the total amount of income that a company generates by the sale of
goods or services. The revenues of this company have been highly increasing years
by years. In the 1900s, this proportion was just at approximately 2B, and now
according to Microsoft's latest financial reports the company's current revenue
is $211.91 B, a 7,5% year over year. This revenue make the company became a
worldwide company.

Microsoft employs approximately 221,000 people in full-time positions worldwide.


Around 60 percent of Microsoft’s employees are located in the company’s home
country the United States. The employees are spread out over four business units:
operations (manufacturing, distribution, product support, and consulting services),
research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administration.
Because this is the worldwide company, so of course a number of labor are
increasing years by years. In details, in 2009 this figure was just reach at around
90K employees, and now they reach a high number that I have said before. -Bill
Gates’ Company, Microsoft: Market and Suppliers -Microsoft is one of the world’s
largest and most successful companies. It is a global leader in software, hardware,
and cloud computing services. Microsoft’s products and services are used by
billions of people around the world. - Microsoft operates in a variety of markets,
including: +) Computing
+) Cloud computing
+) Gaming
+) Productivity
+) Search and advertising
-Suppliers: Microsoft’s suppliers include a wide range of companies, both large and
small. Some of the company’s major suppliers include:
+) Intel
+) AMD
+) Samsung
+) TSMC
+) Foxconn
- Microsoft also works with a number of smaller suppliers, including companies
that provide software, hardware, and services.
Among his contributions, He has many awards and achievements
One of his greatest achievements was overseeing the development and release of the
Windows operating system. which became the most widely used operating system in the
world

Commercializing the operating system


Microsoft inked a landmark deal with lBM and bought 86-DOS from Seattle
Computer Products to made MS-Dos after that pushed their version MS-Dos of
IBM PC. The other hardware vendors would clone IBM's system and the sales of
MS-DOS made Microsoft a major player in the industry.
Receiving numerous awards for philanthropic work
Bill Gates is famous for his generosity. by giving his money away He
has donated 38 million dollars for the building of a conputer institute at
Stanford University
After retiring from Microsoft, Gates focused on philanthropy. He and his
wife, Melinda, established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is
dedicated to bringing innovations in health and learning to the global community
Holds several doctorates from universities throughout the world, the highest degree
one can obtain
Obtained the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 by Barack Obama
Bill Gates was worth more than 101 $Billion in 1999
What have we learnt from Bill Gates?
We can understand perseverance as a continuous drive to reach our goals and improve
our skills and performance through persistent effort. It is a form of purposefulness
and goal-orientation, which requires long-term commitment and discipline. It is fueled
by passion.
Celebrate success, but learn from failure.Don't repeat the same
mistakes and don't wallow in your wins. Bill says, ““It's fine to celebrate
success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”
( Microsoft Disk Operating System)

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