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Others say

 Bill Gates was called by Swashbuckler of the Information Age, a highwayman of


the infobahn or an enfant terrible.
 Some software maker says they are afraid to meet with Microsoft to discuss joint
partnership.
 Daniel Bricklin refers it to “Dancing with an elephant”.
 Mike Maples, Microsoft executive vice-president says Bill is the smartest then
everyone else.
 Bill Gates and Warren Buffet first met on 5th July 1991.
 Gates and Buffet agree that they were lucky to be born in the right time and place.
Living At The Pinnacle
• In 1998 Bill became richest American ever with $51 billion of his net
worth.
• Bill Gates was listed as 31st wealthiest man in the “wealthy 100”in
1998.
• Both Buffet and Gates have made thousands of other people wealthy.
• Gates claims not to be motivated by money.
• Gates realised that being wealthy is not a path to popularity.
• In 1995 Gate celebrated his 40th birthday by putting up course on his
unfinished grounds of his lake Washington estate.
• In 1998 his family moved to the mansion.
• Bill Gates was a fiendishly fast driver.
• In the early stage of Microsoft Bill Gates owned a blue Porsche 930 Turbo.
• Bill also owns jaguar xj6, Ferrari 348, Lexus and Porsche model 959 and
many more.
• Web site CarPoint offers dealer invoice price on new model.
• Gates was ranked 4th on Fortune’s 1997 generosity list.
• Bill provides $12 million for law school library at university of
Washington.
• Once Gates was slammed with big sticky cream pie in his face by prank
star.
• Gates took the incident gracefully except for complaining that the pie
didn’t taste good.
Little Time For Love
• Bill Gates dated Ann Winblad for several years who was computer
industry analyst.
• Estelle Mathers, says he always been married to Microsoft.
• Bill got married with Melinda French at the age of 38.
• On New Year Day 1994 they got married on the Hawaiian Island of
Lanai.
• On April 26th 1996 Jennifer Katharine Gates was born.
• Bill and Melinda took singing lesson to sing Lullaby to her daughter.

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