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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读材料之BillGates出国英语考试有哪些雅思6.5是什么水平雅思阅读评分标准托福阅读评分标准雅思和托福的区别WilliamHenry"Bill"GatesIII(bornOctober28,1955)isanAmericansoftwaremagnate,philanthropist,andchairmanofMicrosoft,thesoftwarecompanyhefoundedwithPaulAllen.Heisconsistentlyrankedamongtheworld'swealthiestpeopl
2、eandwasthewealthiestoverallfrom1995to2009,excluding2008,whenhewasrankedthird.DuringhiscareeratMicrosoft,GatesheldthepositionsofCEOandchiefsoftwarearchitect,andremainsthelargestindividualshareholderwithmorethan8percentofthecommonstock.Hehasalsoauthoredorco-authoredseveralbooks
3、.Gatesisoneofthebest-knownentrepreneursofthepersonalcomputerrevolution.Althoughheisadmiredbymany,anumberofindustryinsiderscriticizehisbusinesstactics,whichtheyconsideranti-competitive,anopinionwhichhasinsomecasesbeenupheldbythecourts(seeCriticismofMicrosoft).Inthelaterstageso
4、fhiscareer,Gateshaspursuedanumberofphilanthropicendeavors,donatinglargeamountsofmoneytovariouscharitableorganizationsandscientificresearchprogramsthroughtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,establishedin2000.BillGatessteppeddownaschiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftinJanuary2000.Herema
5、inedaschairmanandcreatedthepositionofchiefsoftwarearchitect.InJune2006,Gatesannouncedthathewouldbetransitioningfromfull-timeworkatMicrosofttopart-timeworkandfull-timeworkattheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.HegraduallytransferredhisdutiestoRayOzzie,chiefsoftwarearchitectandCraigM
6、undie,chiefresearchandstrategyofficer.Gates'lastfull-timedayatMicrosoftwasJune27,2008.HeremainsatMicrosoftasnon-executivechairman.MicrosoftIBMpartnershipIn1980,IBMapproachedMicrosofttowritetheBASICinterpreterforitsupcomingpersonalcomputer,theIBMPC.WhenIBM'srepresentativesment
7、ionedthattheyneededanoperatingsystem,GatesreferredthemtoDigitalResearch(DRI),makersofthewidelyusedCP/Moperatingsystem.IBM'sdiscussionswithDigitalResearchwentpoorly,andtheydidnotreachalicensingagreement.IBMrepresentativeJackSamsmentionedthelicensingdifficultiesduringasubsequen
8、tmeetingwithGatesandtoldhimtogetanacceptableoperatingsystem.Afewweek
