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Bill Gates was born to parents William and Mary Maxwell Gates in Seattle Washington.
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Private prep school that introduced and provided the means for Gates to learn and become interested about computers.
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Gates was a pre-law major while he enrolled in math and computer science courses.
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Gates had nearly maxed his SAT score and intended to pursue pre-law.
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Despite good grades, Gates left to found Microsoft.
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Gates and his friend, Paul Allen, developed and sold BASIC language software for the MITS Altair which led to the sale of their product to Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems. This sale led to the beginning of a partnership with MITS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqAg0GJLPGk
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Microsoft developed the PC-DOS operating system for a $50,000 sale price to IBM. They additionally created the MS-DOS which allowed Microsoft to enter and remain in the marketplace for operating systems.
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Famously known for being accused of stealing from Steve Jobs. This resulted in the famous quote: "The main "copying" that went on relative to Steve and me is that we both benefited from the work that Xerox Parc did in creating graphical interface — it wasn't just them, but they did the best work. Steve hired Bob Belville, I hired Charles Simonyi. We didn't violate any IP rights Xerox had, but their work showed the way that led to the Mac and Windows."
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Gates had to answer to antitrust allegations that were directed towards Microsoft Corporations. The judge for the case ruled that Microsoft had indeed blocked competition and behaved like a monopoly, which are both conditions stated in the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Charitable organization that has donated an estimated $28 billion. In a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' (AMA) said Gates hopes to use the foundation to eradicate diseases and improve the health of poorer countries.
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Gates decided his college friend, Stevel Balmer, would be the ideal replacement to lead Microsoft. He would remain a chairman of Microsoft for 14 years.
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A campaign that contains billionaires that pledge to donate at least half of their wealth.
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Began his role as a 'Technology Advisor' which allowed him to spend more time focusing on his philanthropy.
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A bulk of the donation is directed to charter schools with the intention to improve curriculums and build networks of schools that work together to solve problems that can encourage growth and improvement for the education system.