Bill Gates
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Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide | November 13, 2009
Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving Apple From Disaster [Blockquote]
Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving Apple From Disaster [Blockquote] Clearly, there is a mutual respect and admiration between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Both have been complementary of each other in the past, but Gates had this to say...
In this article: Apple, Steve Jobs, CNBC, NeXT, Warren Buffett, and Microsoft
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Forbes.com News | 3 days ago
Rich Vs. Poor Is Not The Right Debate
...people, I believe, have never begrudged the entrepreneur's fortune. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page and Sergey Brin stand for the best that America has to offer: Innovation. Creation. To the extent that these entrepreneurs have engaged in...
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AppleInsider | November 13, 2009
Bill Gates praises Steve Jobs for saving Apple
...technology leaders were complimentary of one another. Jobs credited Gates for being the first to build a company solely around software, rather than depending on customized software. Gates responded by crediting Apple's populist approach...
In this article: Apple, Steve Jobs, Microsoft, CNBC, Cocoa, NeXT, Mac OS X, and Warren Buffett
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MacNN - The Macintosh News Network | November 13, 2009
Bill Gates commends Steve Jobs for salvaging Apple
...was on verge of collapse Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, speaking on a Thursday-night CNBC program, is noted to have complimented Steve Jobs on his return to Apple, crediting him for effectively saving the company. Gates was on TV as part of...
In this article: Apple, Steve Jobs, Iphone, Itunes Store, USB Drive, CNBC, Review, and BlackBerry Bold
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The Register | November 13, 2009
Bill Gates plants (wetter) smooch on Steve Jobs
...say enough about his BFF, CEO of the Decade Steve Jobs. In a CNBC interview on Thursday, Gates offered his considered opinion that Jobs saved Apple from almost certain doom. When Jobs returned to Apple, Gates told CNBC, "Apple was in...
In this article: Steve Jobs, CNBC, Apple, InfoWorld, Xerox, and Microsoft
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author, and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen.
He is ranked consistently one of the world's wealthiest people
and the wealthiest overall as of 2009.
During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts (see Criticism of Microsoft). In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January, 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June, 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
- Birth Date:
- October 28, 1955
- Birthplace:
- Seattle, Washington
- Spouse:
- Melinda Gates (1994–present)
- Residence:
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- University Attended:
- Harvard University (dropped out in 1975)
- Occupation:
- Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Net Worth:
- US$40 billion (2009)
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