Bill Gates Facts – 10 Fun Facts

William Henry Bill Gates III is born in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, October 28, 1955. He helped found Microsoft, the world's largest maker of computer software.

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The relationships within the Gates family are warm and close.

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When Bill Gates first expresses interest in computer programming, he is just 13 years old.

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Bill is doing extremely well at school, but when he's not in his books, he seems disinterested and distant.

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Although he enjoys studying a lot, he prefers computers far more than he does studies.

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A firm in New Mexico produces the Altair minicomputers.

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen's BASIC programme is used by a total of 90% of people, yet only 10% actually pay for it.

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Bill Gates and Ed Roberts, the president of MITS, frequently argue over business strategy and the creation of software because of their confrontational personalities.

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Gates relocates Microsoft's corporate and business headquarters to Bellevue, Washington, in 1978 so that it is closer to his house.

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Nobody needs to introduce Bill Gates because he is well-known.

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