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Bill Gates’s contribution to the development of computer technology in the late 20th century is beyond dispute. His commercial instincts are legendary. He began young. At the age of 13 he was already plotting his business future, forming the Lakeside Programmers Group with some school friends. Its aim was to seek commercial opportunities for their computer-programming skills. His early programming brilliance, his alliance with Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, and his departure from Harvard to start Microsoft are well known. The company’s future was assured when it secured a deal to license an operating system—MS DOS—to IBM. Gates never looked back.

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For managers at all levels

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Biographical details, defining career moments and context and contributions.

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