The Rise and Rise of Bill Gates

As co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation mammoths, Bill Gates is the driving force behind a company that has been regarded as "The Most Innovative Company Operating in the United States" (1993, Forbes magazines). Microsoft introduced several revolutionary technological innovations in information technology that have made us the first truly dominant player among home computer operating systems. Microsoft also created the world's most popular operating system, Microsoft Windows.

Gates is widely regarded as the brains behind Microsoft Corporation, primarily responsible for product strategy since the company was founded in 1975 until 2006. Among his key contributions are extensively broadening the company's product lines and vigorously defending the dominance of Microsoft in its core areas of activity. And while some of his decisions have led to antitrust litigation over Microsoft's business practices, his reputation as one of the most popular and respected entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution remains intact. His reputation exceeds that of the realm of computers and business and extends into society. For example, in a 2006 list compiled by New Statesman magazine, Gates was voted eighth in the "heroes of our time" category.

In June 2006, Gates announced that it will deliver the reins of Microsoft day to day operations to someone else by July 2008 to concentrate on philanthropic work of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, although it will continue to serve as President of the Company and as consultant on special projects. Plans are already underway to transfer Gates 'role' as Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie of Microsoft, the former head honcho of the Groove company which Microsoft acquired in 2005.

Gates has donated several million dollars to various charity groups and scientific research studies. According to some estimates, Gates has contributed more than half of his fortune to charity. Even so, you can easily afford it. Recently, the prestigious Forbes magazine Gates as richest man in the world for 12 years straight, with a net worth of $ 2,006 50 billion. Among other things, he actually became the world's first "centibillionaire" in 1999 when his net worth has exceeded 100 billion short .......