William “Bill” Gates developed software for the personal computer. He founded Microsoft, making him one of the richest people in the world ("William Henry,” p. 232). Gates was born in Seattle on October 28, 1955, and is yet to pass away ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 360). He began exploring computers in middle school and invented the first computer virus ("William Henry,” p. 233).
William Gates’s first notable project was a BASIC interpreter for the Altar brand of computers ("William Henry," 2004, p. 233). He developed the interpreter with Paul Allen, whom he met at his school, Lakeside ("William Henry," p. 233). Their interpreter executed programs, which were written in a simple programming language, line-by-line ("William Henry," p. 233). However, the pair sold the interpreter to the manufacturer of the Altar before they finished writing it ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 361). After Gates dropped out of Harvard in 1975, he …show more content…
Microsoft was found guilty of violating antitrust laws, and as a consequence, Microsoft had to invest $150 million in one of its biggest competitors, Apple (Rampton, 2016). However, Apple was on the verge of failure at this time. With Microsoft’s substantial investment, Apple received the funding necessary to get themselves back on track (Rampton, 2016).
William Gates is a very goal-oriented and objective person. To his competitors and strangers, he is a cruel, merciless, and harsh person ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 362). Some even say that he is unfairly, or even illegally, using his company’s dominance over the computer operating system market ("William Henry," 2004, p. 234). However, to his friends, he is considered an amusing and devoted person ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 362). His contributions in the computer science field pave the way for user-friendly computer software ("William Henry," 2004, p.
William Gates’s first notable project was a BASIC interpreter for the Altar brand of computers ("William Henry," 2004, p. 233). He developed the interpreter with Paul Allen, whom he met at his school, Lakeside ("William Henry," p. 233). Their interpreter executed programs, which were written in a simple programming language, line-by-line ("William Henry," p. 233). However, the pair sold the interpreter to the manufacturer of the Altar before they finished writing it ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 361). After Gates dropped out of Harvard in 1975, he …show more content…
Microsoft was found guilty of violating antitrust laws, and as a consequence, Microsoft had to invest $150 million in one of its biggest competitors, Apple (Rampton, 2016). However, Apple was on the verge of failure at this time. With Microsoft’s substantial investment, Apple received the funding necessary to get themselves back on track (Rampton, 2016).
William Gates is a very goal-oriented and objective person. To his competitors and strangers, he is a cruel, merciless, and harsh person ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 362). Some even say that he is unfairly, or even illegally, using his company’s dominance over the computer operating system market ("William Henry," 2004, p. 234). However, to his friends, he is considered an amusing and devoted person ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 362). His contributions in the computer science field pave the way for user-friendly computer software ("William Henry," 2004, p.