Profile of Bill Gates Profiles of Global Leaders July 14‚ 2010 Abstract This paper will outline a profile of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. I will provide background information about his upbringing‚ his early exposure to computers‚ and his founding of Microsoft. I will then detail his unique leadership skills which have allowed him to take his company from a small upstart to a global icon. Childhood William (Bill) Henry Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington to a middle class
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Thomas Edison: Inventor or Patent Thief? Most inventions are created from a multitude of ideas and a number of men‚ and one man simply cannot be credited for the inventions such as the phonograph‚ the kinetoscope‚ or the light bulb. Unfortunately‚ it is usually the corrupt businessman who exploits such creations and claims them as his own who receives the lion’s share. Thomas Alva Edison was an ideal example of such a person. Edison hardly played any role in the actual production of anything revolutionary
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy The case at hand is primarily to discuss the financial reporting strategy adopted by Microsoft Inc. for the period 1996-1999 and the subsequent litigation that arose out of the accounting practice followed by Microsoft. Microsoft’s primary operations has been developing and manufacturing of the software products. As a company‚ it has shown a very stable growth in terms of revenues and profits‚ thus enabling better than industry share price increase over
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Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen‚ Microsoft became the most powerful force in today ’s software industry‚ earning a significant place in technology history. StrengthMicrosoft has developed a customer base of 30 million people. Its reputation was built on the successful development of its computer software-the Windows line of products. The breadth of their businesses and product portfolio is a competitive advantageThroughout last fiscal year‚ Microsoft made important adjustments to the
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BILL GATES 1. Mini Biography Bill Gates is known for his company Microsoft‚ his participation in the computer revolution‚ and for being the youngest self-made billionaire in history. In 1986‚ he launched Microsoft Windows‚ a program that is one of the most used operating systems in the world. Many of today’s adult‚ and perhaps in particular today’s young adults‚ remember the exciting introduction of personal computers using Microsoft software. Childhood William (Bill) H. Gates was born
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Copyright law and online piracy Copyright law it a branch of intellectual property law‚ and varies from country to country‚ but‚ in general‚ it has a common background; the creator of an immaterial good – such a formula‚ a song‚ a movie – has the sole ownership of it for a limited amount of time and can decide who can use it‚ modify or benefit from it. Online piracy is the act of sharing on the internet‚ through different means such as peer to peer channels or torrents‚ copyrighted files and programs
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Stephanie. (2001) Study: Whites say they are racists’ victims. Retrieved December 12‚ 2011. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/24/scitech/main20065864.shtml http://poemhunter.com/poem/racism-is-around-me-everywhere/ http://www.politicususa.com/en/political-racism
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Book review 4 by Justin Shain: The Raven’s Gate The Raven’s Gate by Anthony Horowitz is a thirdperson horror novel. The Raven’s gate is set in the UK around the early 21century. It’s a story about a fourteen year old boy named Matt freeman. Matt has always been different from the other kids‚ his parents died in a car crash when he was young and the night before he saw it while he was dreaming. Matt’s aunt took him in after his parents death. Matt was always in trouble with the police until one day
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www.os4ed.com | www.opensis.com openSIS Student Information System Quick Setup Guide For Community Edition 4.9 Last updated: January 2012 openSIS is a product of Open Solutions for Education‚ Inc. Contents Login to openSIS ................................................................................................................................................ 3 School Information .................................................................................................
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