Bill Gates, the co-founder and one-time CEO of Microsoft Corporation, is a man that I have admired from the moment I first heard about him. Bill along with his long time friend Paul Allen founded Micro-soft in 1975. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
In America today, 2 out of every 3 homes have a computer. Gates' foresight and vision regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry as we know it today. In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $800 million to charities, including $200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America take advantage of new technologies and the Information Age.
I admire Bill Gates in several ways. First, I admire his vision. Bill Gates knew that the computer would revolutionize the world at time......
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