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Bill Gates is the head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world'swealthiest men.
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Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in the 1970s, though Allen leftthe company in 1983.
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Gates oversaw the invention and marketing of the MSDOS operating system, the Windows operating interface, the Internet Explorer browser, and a multitude of other popular computer products.
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Along the way he gained a reputationfor fierce competitiveness and aggressive business savvy.
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During the 1990s rising Microsoft stock prices made Gates the world's wealthiest man; his wealth has at times exceeded $ 75 billion,making Gates a popular symbol of the ascendant computer geek ofthe late 20th century.
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Gates's personal charitable initiative, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hasfocused on global health issues
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especially on preventing malaria and AIDS in poorcountries; It is reported that he has given away over six billion dollars in the previousfive years.
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