Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.MICROSOFT chairman Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. on becoming obsolete: "In the computer industry there's never been a company that's led the way in two successive eras. So really, what Microsoft as a company, or Paul [Allen] and I as individuals, are trying to do is defy de·fy tr.v. de·fied, de·fy·ing, de·fies 1. a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it. b. history and actually take our leadership from the PC era into this new communications era. The odds are against us, and that's what That's What is one of the more idiosyncratic releases by solo steel-string guitar artist Leo Kottke. It is distinctive in it's jazzy nature and "talking" songs ("Buzzby" and "Husbandry"). makes it so much fun and challenging." (Quoted in Fortune, 10/2/95) |
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