Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation which produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best-known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.
In Microsoft changed the location of its headquarters and from Albuquerque New Mexico moved to Bellevue, Washington, where it settled until from where moved to Redmond.
In Gates asked his former roommate in college — Steve Ballmer to become a vice president of the sales department. During the same year, IBM approached Microsoft and offered them to write the operating system for their new IBM PCs, which were designated to be marketed globally during the following year.
Gates, Allen and Ballmer knew that this is a huge opportunity for them. At that time IBM was a leaderin this industry and Microsoft was a little dwarf striving for survival. They needed this deal at any price, but there was a little obstacle in their path… They did not have time to create a new operating system and meet the required deadlines.
After this, Bill Gates never looked back, he continued to scale new heights, and in the same way, due to his hard work and dedication, one day he became one of the richest person in the world. In , when Satya Nadella became the new president of Microsoft, Bill Gates stepped down from his presidency to support Satya Nadella and took up a new position as Technology Advisor. During his career at Microsoft, he held various positions in the company, and till May he was also the largest individual shareholder of the company.
The old name of this foundation was the William H. Gates Foundation, founded in by William Gates Sr. The main goal of this foundation is to provide health services globally and improve the standard of living of the poor by reducing extreme poverty. Since , Forbes magazine has been included Bill Gates in the list of the richest people and for the first time in , Bill Gates was declared the richest person in the world by Forbes magazine and he continued to hold the title until For the first time in , Amazon.
Bill Gates and Melinda French first met at a trade fair in New York and after dating each other since , both of them got married in Bill Gates gives great importance to religion and has been associated with the Catholic Church since childhood. Bill Gates is very fond of reading a book and he reads a book a week.
He has built a huge library in his house. In , he revealed in an interview that he had a disease called color blindness.
Bill Gates is fond of reading inspirational books. In , Microsoft introduced its first gaming unit, the Xbox system. Xbox faced stiff competition from Sony's PlayStation, and eventually, Microsoft discontinued the original Xbox in favor of later versions. In , Microsoft released the Xbox gaming console, which was a success. In , Microsoft made its first foray into the computing hardware market with the announcement of Surface tablets that ran Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. Steve Ballmer, the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp.
Redmond, Washington, United States. Oct 19, Anupama Nadella. Oct 27, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Microsoft is an American multinational computer technology corporation whose history started 4th April Formed by Harvard College dropout, Bill Gates and his childhood friend Paul Allen, Microsoft has now become the biggest software company. The name of the corporation is Microsoft Corporation. The two met in and were married in , and their foundation launched in Bill Gates.
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