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"An Open Letter to Hobbyists" is a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the widespread duplication of software taking place in the hobbyist community, particularly with regard to his company's software.
From 1995 to 2017, he held the title of the wealthiest person in the world every year except in 2008 and from 2010 to 2013. In 1999, he became the first ever centibillionaire when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. Since leaving day-to-day operations at Microsoft in 2008, Gates has pursued other business and philanthropic endeavors.
Despite a current net worth of approximately $128 billion and an intention to work his way off the list of the world's richest people through his philanthropic work, Microsoft co-founder Bill...
Since Bill Gates' retirement, Ballmer oversaw a "dramatic shift away from the company's PC-first heritage", replacing most major division heads in order to break down the "talent-hoarding fiefdoms"; in 2012, this led Businessweek to say that the company "arguably [had] the best product lineup in its history".
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code, being released on Feb. 4 "My parents and early friends put me in a position to have a ...
Gates replied with a practical suggestion, “Well, you can do your income tax on it.” But Buffett, whose approach to wealth focused on reinvesting rather than receiving income, responded matter ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Meanwhile, Bill Gates in 1999 was worth nearly $150 billion in dollars adjusted to 2018. [4] Elon Musk has since surpassed John D. Rockefeller as the richest person in the history of the United States, and of modern history, according to size of wealth compared to GDP. In December 2024 his wealth reached $474 billion dollars (1.61% of USA's GDP ...