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IV. Scan the text. Title it and prepare a brief summary of the text.




Bill Gates (1955 -)

· co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation

· ranked the richest man in the world for 12 years in a row

Bill Gates was not the first computer geek, but he was probably the most passionate. In high school, he designed a class-scheduling program so that he could take courses with the prettiest girls in his school. He also started Traf-O-Data, a computer traffic analysis company. At Harvard University, he and his friend Paul Allen wrote an operating system language that they licensed to a computer manufacturer. With this early success, at age 19 Gates dropped out of Harvard and, with Allen, established Microsoft Corporation in 1975.

Five years later, computer industry giant IBM asked Gates to develop an operating system for its new personal computer. Gates modified a system he had bought from a small company and called it MS-DOS, for Microsoft Disk Operating System. Gates decided to license rather than sell it to IBM. This allowed him to market MS-DOS to other companies. By 1993 Microsoft’s Windows operating system ran nearly 90 percent of the world’s PC’s.

Much of Gates’ success came from understanding the needs of average computer users. His software encompasses a range of programs integrated to work together seamlessly for everyday users and businesses. Gates made sure that all programs were written to be user-friendly to make computing fun. As a result, computers became accessible to non-techies worldwide.

Gates is also known for his business stance. “He expects energy and commitment from his employees”, said one Microsoft employee. “He insists on a thoughtful, thorough, complete analysis”. Even Gates admits his tenacity. “In the early days, I liked to review every line of code, to interview every job applicant,” he said. “I’ve had to lighten up in both of those areas”.

1. Analyzing. What characteristics made Gates a successful entrepreneur?

2. Predicting Consequences. How might the Microsoft story have been different if Gates had sold MS-DOS to IBM rather than licensing it?

 

 

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