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When Bill Gates urged Apple to license Mac technology

Posted February 27, 2012 - 1:43 pm

Microsoft licenses its first version of Windows in 1985. But months before, Bill Gates had suggested to Apple CEO John Sculley that he do the same thing with the Macintosh operating system.
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Meet Cyborg Steve Jobs

Posted February 17, 2012 - 12:07 pm

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs inspired millions, including a Tennessee artist who created a fascinating illustration of Jobs and Bill Gates engaging in scorched-earth, cyborgean battle.
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Bill Gates wants a world-changing idea

Posted January 20, 2012 - 12:18 pm

Bill Gates wants students around the world to submit letters addressing what they think is the world's most pressing issue. No, the Xbox Red Ring of Death doesn't count.
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CES 2012: Microsoft recaps 15 years in two minutes, autotunes Bill Gates

Posted January 10, 2012 - 4:14 pm

During its last CES keynote Microsoft recapped 15 years of presentations by setting Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to music.
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Top reasons not to let Bill Gates return to Microsoft even if he wants to

Posted December 27, 2011 - 3:54 pm

Yes it would make a big difference to Microsoft. But have a little sympathy for the guy. Let him finish saving the world as penance for Windows 3.1. And for being the IT world's Satan all those years.
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Top stories of 2011: The year in technology

Posted December 13, 2011 - 12:32 pm

In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year:
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Insights on obscene wealth from Chairman Bill (Gates)

Posted October 28, 2011 - 1:53 pm

The Microsoft co-founder offers University of Washington students his thoughts on wealth, taxes and giving.
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Steve Jobs was a success, but not because of the company he built or the products he created

Posted October 5, 2011 - 9:54 pm

The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs underscores the important lesson he tried to impart to others not just through words, but by example.
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9 tech superstars as comic book characters

Posted August 12, 2011 - 8:00 am

Ever wonder what superpowers Steve Jobs or Bill Gates would have in a comic book? Check out our slideshow of what-if tech superheroes (and supervillains).
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Bill Gates: Toilet Evangelist

Posted July 21, 2011 - 1:25 pm

Multi-billionaire wants sanitary and affordable disposal of human waste available in developing countries.
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6 premature predictions of tech failure

Posted May 3, 2011 - 2:22 pm

Sometimes really smart people say really stupid things. Here are six instances when tech execs made bold predictions -- and ended up eating their words.
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Paul Allen rips 'mercenary' Bill Gates in autobiography

Posted March 30, 2011 - 12:37 pm

Bill Gates was guilty of "mercenary opportunism" when he schemed with Steve Ballmer to dilute Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's equity in the company while Allen was recovering from Hodgkin's disease.
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Gates casts vote of confidence in Ballmer by selling 90 million shares of Microsoft

Posted February 9, 2011 - 7:06 pm

There could be a lot of reasons why Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder and chairman Bill Gates has sold 90 million shares of the company's stock in the past 12 months. Or there could be one.
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Bill Gates adds $100m, as Polio nears eradication [video]

Posted February 4, 2011 - 11:40 pm

Microsoft-cofounder Bill Gates is increasing his foundation's commitment to eradicating Polio. At last week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Gates pledged more money to a global effort that appears close to eliminating the disease.
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Bill Gates will return to save Microsoft

Posted November 16, 2010 - 5:24 pm

Now is the time, and will be the time, for Bill Gates to return full time to the company he built and return it to the top of the tech food chain.
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Programmers who defined the technology industry: Where are they now?

Posted October 22, 2010 - 7:59 am

The future of the computer... circa 1986.
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Your handy list of tech leaders among the Forbes 400 richest Americans

Posted September 23, 2010 - 12:43 pm

I'll leave the details, context and analysis for others because, let's face it, most of us just like to see who's on the annual Forbes list of 400 richest Americans. (Actually, to be honest, my interest dwindles dramatically once I scan the list and fail to see my name there.)
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Curtains! 5 tech leaders who should stay off the stage

Posted June 30, 2010 - 8:00 am

You can see why these guys are businessmen and not actors (but don't tell them that). Here are some videos to prove that point.
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Bill Gates doesn't work at Microsoft anymore

Posted June 22, 2010 - 12:31 pm

Microsoft has a deep, dark secret: Bill Gates has almost nothing to do with the company anymore.
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Bill Gates responds to news that Apple topped Microsoft

Posted June 4, 2010 - 11:28 am

Turns his eye for domination to a decidedly non-tech market.
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Poor Bill Gates: Mexican telecom tycoon grabs Richest Man title

Posted March 11, 2010 - 1:55 pm

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man according to the annual Forbes magazine list released Tuesday, but it's not like he's going to have to go crawling back for his old job either.
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Fighting the Dark Side: Tech's Heroes and Villains

Posted February 22, 2010 - 11:59 am

The hero and the villain. It's the age-old formula that pervades today's reality TV showdowns, the shenanigans of professional wrestling and cinematic classics like Star Wars. Tech is no different, with its passionate heroes who balance profit with innovation and social responsibility, and the money-mad, egomaniac villains who simply cannot be trusted. Here's a look at tech's good guys and bad guys.
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Gates' first product demo: 'Mom! Come and tell them it worked!'

Posted April 17, 2009 - 4:24 pm

Having delivered hundreds, perhaps thousands, of live product demonstrations during his career at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates has experienced his share of on-stage gaffes. But the memory of his first demo, when he was still a teenaged high school student in Seattle and a budding entrepreneur, probably still stings, a little.
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Gates gives $33 million for TB in China

Posted April 1, 2009 - 9:55 am

Bill Gates announced a $33 million grant from his charity foundation to help fight TB in China.
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Gates commits $255 million to help eradicate polio

Posted January 26, 2009 - 10:26 am

Bill Gates' foundation has committed $255 million to Rotary International to help eradicate polio.
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