dl0711 Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Happy Birthday - Bill GatesBill Gates birthday information - Bill Gates was born in 1955.The birthday of Bill Gates is October - 28 - 1955.William H. GatesChairman and Chief Software ArchitectMicrosoft CorporationWilliam (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft had revenues of US$36.84 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2004, and employs more than 55,000 people in 85 countries and regions.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its investment of approximately $6.2 billion on research and development in the 2005 fiscal year. In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' bestseller list for seven weeks. Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development. In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates is interested in biotechnology. He sits on the board of ICOS, a company that specializes in protein-based and small-molecule therapeutics, and he is an investor in a number of other biotechnology companies. Gates also founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world's largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe.Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $27 billion (as of March 2004) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.2 billion to organizations working in global health; more than $2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet Access and training to public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Bill Gates has a birthday?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Is it like your birthday all year round when people write you fat checks for licenses of mostly deceptive software everyday - enough to be world's richest man? ... Most people get gifts once a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Bill Gates has a birthday?! psshhh he can buy everything including a birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazin Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Honest people who work hard and have a profession like that of Bill Gates's can be rich.I've never heard of a rich software pirate. They live poor and die poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Happy Birthday Satan....errr i mean Bill |Drew| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I've never heard of a rich software pirate. They live poor and die poor.redbeard? johnny deep on pirates of the caribbean? guybrush threepwood on monkey island? i didn't say he was stupid or lazy, viceversa. it was just a joke, like this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazin Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Any one criticizes Bill Gates MUST BE kidding or jealous.Bill Gates is one of few tycoons whose source of income is known to be clean. This is why I liked to call him honest.I think dl0711's post was intended to be informative and it indicates how much the poster respects and values Gates's personality.I respect and value both the poster and Gates.@SiMoNsAySHow did you deduce that I was commenting on your post?It was clear enough that you were joking! You didn't have to post, specifically, to let me know.Thank you for your interest in my previous post. I didn't know you are so fond of movies! Thank you for letting me know that, too.You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 @mazin i replied specially to you because i asume you were talking about me, that's easy.It was clear enough that you were joking! You didn't have to post, specifically, to let me know.same can be appliedThank you for your interest in my previous post. I didn't know you are so fond of movies! Thank you for letting me know that, too.You're welcome!and i didn't know you are a fan of sarcasm, thank u too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomcaT Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Anyhow enough of the ranting about the Mr Gates..... If he was a member of your family, what do you buy the richest man in the world for his birthday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazin Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 If he was a member of your family, what do you buy the richest man in the world for his birthday?A LongHorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famer Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 you can't talk about bill and Paul Allen ,Steve Ballmer. What the Waz.and all the lies and stolen Code. that helped make M$ what it is today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomcaT Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 If he was a member of your family, what do you buy the richest man in the world for his birthday?A LongHorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KernelOverlord Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 you can't talk about bill and Paul Allen ,Steve Ballmer. What the Waz.and all the lies and stolen Code. that helped make M$ what it is todayAdd to the list Anticompetitive tactics, Deception and just plain old lying.Bill gates is one of the most dishonest businessmen on this planet, but not to worry his empire is starting to crack!So nope I hope Bill Gates had a truly terrible birthday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 happy b'day to big ol'e billy boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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