Management and Change, Bill GatesWilliam (Bill) H. Gates is president and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, a world leader in computing software, services and Internet technologies personal and corporate. Microsoft reported revenue of $32.19 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2002 and employs more than 50,000 people in 72 countries and regions. Born on October 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle lawyer. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a University of Washington teacher and president of United Way International. The birth of MicrosoftA. The Idea In December 1974, his partner Allen was on his way to visit Gates when he stopped to leaf through a magazine along the way. After seeing it, his life and that of Bill Gates changed forever. On the cover of Popular Electronics was a photo of the Altair 8080 and the headline "World's First Microcomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models." He bought the number and rushed to Gates' room. They both recognized that this was a great business opportunity and their entrepreneurial brains started working. They knew that the home computer market was about to explode and that someone would need to create software for the new machines. Within a few days Gates called MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), the makers of the Altair. He told the company that he and Allen had developed a BASIC that could be used on the Altair [Teamgates.com, 9/29/96]. They hadn't written a single line of code. They had neither an Altair nor the chip that ran the computer. The MITS company was very int... mid-paper... and it would have been very different. The leading companies, the successful companies of the next era, will be the ones who embrace this digital revolution and build what I call a digital nervous system.) (According to interview on March 11, 1999 in Yokohama, Japan.) From this interview, I may find that he will further improve his business. The goal is to create products that satisfy people, that make them feel comfortable, that interest them. So, I predict that your product and business will be even more successful.Reference:http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbillgates.htmhttp://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080499.htmhttp ://www.computerhope.com/history/windows. htmhttp://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/kman/microsoft.htmhttp://www.microsoft.comBusiness at the Speed ​​of Thought¨