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Born
Gates was born in Seattle, Washington. He is the son of William H. Gates and Mary Maxwell Gates. -
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he enrolled in the Lakeside School, a private preparatory school.
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Gates graduated from Lakeside Schooland was a National Merit Scholar.
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enrolled at Harvard College
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Gates dropped out of Harvard
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demonstrated the Altair 8800
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arrest in New Mexico for a traffic violation.
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retail version of Microsoft Windows
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Gates announced
Gates announced that he would transition out of his day-to-day role over the next two years to dedicate more time to philanthropy. He divided his responsibilities between two successors, placing Ray Ozzie in charge of day-to-day management and Craig Mundie in charge of long-term product strategy. -
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Since leaving day-to-day operations at Microsoft, Gates continues his philanthropy and works on other projects.
