Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft and one of the world's richest men, is stepping down his job of running the world's largest software company. He plans to devote his time to charity work.
Bill Gates hoped that he could make a personal computer on every desk in every home. He did it. He programmed his first computer at the age of 13. While studying in Harward University for 2 years, he spent most of his time in front of the computer, polishing his programming skills. He then set up Microsoft with his childhood friend, Paul Allen after dropping out of college and moved to Albuquerque.
Microsoft signed and agreement with IBM to build the operation system, MS-DOS. Microsoft went public in 1986 and Bill Gates became the youngest billionaire within a year.
Now, even with the age of 52, he still has a boyish look, but he is no longer the world's richest man as it is overtaken by the investor Warren Buffett and the Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim. Although so, with the current fortune he has, he decided to leave his day job and concentrate on his charitable organisation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
He will remain as Microsoft's chairman and work on technology projects. According to Mr Gates, great wealth brings great responsibility and his future work will include finding new vaccines and financing projects in the developing world.
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