Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates IIIis an American business magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, and programmer. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 October 1955
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
We also had the tragic events of September 11th, and I know for everyone that's caused us to step back, think about our priorities. It's a tragedy that affects us personally and affects our businesses. For the computer industry in particular, I think it highlights the importance of security, giving that far more importance than we've had in the past. We don't want our digital systems to have weaknesses that allow for tragedies, exploiting the weaknesses that are there. And so there's a renewed sense of focus on that.
The opportunity to engage people who are very far away from each other and yet might have interesting information is better here than has ever been possible.
The opportunity to do better software has never been stronger. We talk about this digital decade and people living a digital work style or a digital lifestyle when they go home -and that is becoming more and more commonly accepted. As you move things away from paperwork and onto the digital approach, everything is software value-added.
There are many years where Waterloo is the university we hire the most people from of any university in the world. Waterloo has always been in the top five every year.
We view this as a major milestone. Our original vision of a computer on every desk and every home, we've made amazing progress on that. This organization will allow us to do that faster.
If they want we will give them a sleeping bag, but there is something romantic about sleeping under the desk. They want to do it.
I'd be as bold as to say that over the next three years the majority of companies will decide that having streaming media for the information they share internally and externally will be of critical importance,
I am here to share my story and answer questions about Microsoft and the PC industry, ... I hope that my testimony helps the court to resolve the issues in this case. That would be best for consumers and the industry, and that's why I am here.
I am impressed by what I have seen today.
Millions of children have died from malaria because they were not protected by an insecticide-treated bed net or did not receive effective treatment, ... If we expand malaria control programs and invest what's needed in (research and development), we can stop this tragedy.
No one should underestimate the PC and what a valuable tool it has become,
No one should think that shareholder value would be preserved ... Microsoft would be greatly damaged by this kind of split.
If we don't do this right, we won't get the result we need.
If we hope to maintain our economic and intellectual leadership in the U.S., we must renew this commitment. Unless there is reform, American competitiveness will suffer as other countries benefit from the international talent that U.S. employers cannot hire or retain.