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 Bill Gates Facts

William Henry Gates III, simply known as Bill Gates, is an American

software architect, business magnate, philanthropist and co-founder
of Microsoft. He is one of the richest people in the world since 1987
and founder of the largest private foundation.

Early Life and Interests

★ William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle,
Washington to parents William H. Gates, Sr., a lawyer, and Mary,
Gates, a teacher. They had three children, including Kristianne and
Libby. Mary used to work at First Interstate Bank in Seattle and
International Business Machines.
★ Young Bill loved to play board games like monopoly. He also
enjoyed reading reference books (encyclopedia), and science
fiction books.
 Bill Gates Facts
★ At the age of 13, Bill’s parents enrolled him at Lakeside Preparatory
School. He excelled in Math, Science and English. In addition, Bill
spent most of his free time working on a teletype terminal computer.
During those times, computers were not available at home, only
large companies could afford them. Out of a playful mind, Bill wrote
a computer program in tic-tac-toe format. While at Lakeside, he met
Paul Allen, who would be his future business partner.
★ At the age of 15, Allen and Gates developed the “Traf-o-Data”
computer program that monitored traffic patterns in Seattle. They
earned $20,000, which encouraged them to start their
own business.
★ In 1973, Gates graduated from
Lakeside and took the College
SAT test. Out of 1600, he
scored 1590. In the fall of 1973,
he enrolled at Harvard
University. While at college, Bill
spent more time in the computer
lab than in classes. Even though
Allen went to Washington State Early photo of Paul Allen
University, the two stayed (right) and Bill Gates (left)
in touch.
★ After two years in college, Allen ★ The Altair 8800 was made
dropped out and worked for by a small company, Micro
Honeywell, in Massachusetts. It Instrumentation and
was at the same time that the Telemetry Systems, or
Altair 8800 mini-computer kit MITS, based in New
was released. Both Gates and Mexico.
Allen were fascinated with the
first home computer.
 Bill Gates Facts
Bill Gates’ Success and Controversies
★ Gates and Allen worked for two months developing software for the
Altair 8800 mini-computer kit. After the success of their
demonstration, Gates dropped out from Harvard in 1975. During
that time, the computer industry was growing with companies like
Apple, Intel and IBM. That same year, the duo formed Micro-Soft, a
combination of “microcomputer” and “software.”
★ In order to fill the needs of IBM, Gates bought computer software
compatible with IBM computers. The software license cost him
$50,000 and he would later fully own the software. The software
developer sued Microsoft and Gates after learning of the IBM deal.
The case was settled out of court.
★ At the age of 23, Gates became head of the company. Between
1979 to 1981, Microsoft grew by selling software for IBM. From 25
employees, they hired another 100. With his great tactics in
business, he did not allow IBM to buy the source code, instead, IBM
bought licenses for every copy of the software used in their
computers.
★ Soon, Microsoft licensed the software MS-DOS to other PC
manufacturers. They even released software, known as Softcard,
which could operate Apple II machines.
★ In 1981, Apple CEO, Steve
Jobs invited Microsoft to
develop software compatible
with Macintosh computers.
Microsoft gained access to
Macintosh’s systems as they
saw it as a great threat to
MS-DOS.
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
during the late 1970s
 Bill Gates Facts
★ Without anything at hand, Gates announced that Microsoft would be
releasing new software called Windows, that would use a graphic
interface. It was a bluff as part of his marketing tactic.
★ In late 1985, Microsoft launched Windows. It looked very similar to
the Macintosh system introduced in 1983.
★ Apple sued Microsoft for using their access to Macintosh systems to
produce similar software. The courts favored Microsoft after seeing
distinct individual functions.
★ In 1989, Microsoft launched MS Office, a bundle of productivity
applications including Microsoft Word and Excel compatible with any
Microsoft products. In two weeks, Microsoft sold 100,000 copies of
Windows, outnumbering IBM’s OS/2.
★ In the 1990s, Microsoft faced investigation by the Federal Trade
Commission and Justice Department for unfair marketing practices
that led to virtual monopoly.
★ Other charges included
unfair deals with computer
manufacturers and forcing
them to sell Microsoft’s
Internet Explorer combined
with Windows Operating
System. Gates continued to
run the company during
federal investigations.
★ In the 1998 United States v.
Microsoft case, the judge
ruled that Microsoft was Microsoft Headquarters in
guilty of monopolization and Redmond, Washington
tying, which violated the
Sherman Antitrust Act.
 Bill Gates Facts
Later Life and Recognition
★ On January 1, 1994, Bill Gates married his long-time partner,
Melinda French, in Hawaii. They met in 1987 when Melinda was
Microsoft’s product manager. The couple had three children,
Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe.
★ That same year, they founded the William H. Gates, Sr. Foundation,
which supports education and healthcare in low-income
communities.
★ In 2000, following the philanthropic deeds of Andrew Carnegie and
John D. Rockefeller, the couple established the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
★ In order to focus on his civic activities, Gates handed over the CEO
position to Steve Ballmer, a college friend and employee of
Microsoft since 1980.

Bill and Melinda Gates in Mapinga,

Tanzania in 2014
★ On June 27, 2008, Gates served
his last day of work at Microsoft
but remained the Chairman of
the Board. CEO Ballmer was
replaced by Satya Nadella.
★ Since 1987, from the age of 32,
Gates has been in the list of
★ In 2016, U.S. President
Forbes’ wealthiest people.
Barack Obama awarded the
★ In addition, Time magazine
couple with the Presidential
hailed Gates as one of the most
Medal of Freedom for their
influential people of the
philanthropic work.
20th century.
Name:

Bill the Billionaire

Bill Gates became a successful business magnate after
the success of Microsoft, which he co-founded with
Paul Allen. Fill in the missing terms to complete the
facts about Gates.

In 1977, Gates was arrested for driving

without a license and beating a red light.

William Henry Gates III was born on __________, in Seattle,

Washington. His parents are ___________, a lawyer, and
_________, a teacher.

At the age of 13, Bill’s parents enrolled him

at________________. He excelled in Math, Science, and
English. In addition, Bill spent most of his free time
working on a_______________ computer. During those
times, computers were not available at home, only large
companies could afford them. Out of a playful mind, Bill
wrote a computer program in __________format.

In ________, Microsoft launched______, a bundle of

productivity applications including Microsoft Word and
Excel compatible with any ______________. In two weeks
time, Microsoft sold __________ copies of Windows,
outselling IBM’s _____.

Since _______, from the age of 32, Gates has always been
in the list of Forbes’ _____________.
 Bill the Billionaire
ANSWER KEY

In 1977, Gates was arrested for driving

without a license and beating a red light.

William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955, in

Seattle, Washington. His parents are William H. Gates Sr, a
lawyer, and Mary Gates, a teacher.

At the age of 13, Bill’s parents enrolled him at Lakeside

Preparatory School. He excelled in Math, Science and
English. In addition, Bill spent most of his free time
working on a teletype terminal computer. During those
times, computers were not available at home, only large
companies could afford them. Out of a playful mind, Bill
wrote a computer program in tic-tac-toe format.

In 1989, Microsoft launched MS Office, a bundle of

productivity applications including Microsoft Word and
Excel compatible with any Microsoft products. In two
weeks time, Microsoft sold 100,000 copies of Windows,
outselling IBM’s OS/2.

Since 1987, from the age of 32, Gates has always been in
the list of Forbes’ wealthiest people.
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