Bill Gates made a landmark deal with IBM by selling them on the operating system for their PC's.
Bill Gates made a landmark deal with IBM by selling them on the operating system for their PC's. This was the catalyst that launched Microsoft as one of the biggest software companies in the world. What made the IBM deal so significant was Gate's refusal to sell the rights to MSDOS to IBM, which forced Big Blue to pay a licensing fee on every PC with MSDOS installed.
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They spent their lives amassing millions—sometimes even billions—then promised to give most of it away. Here are a few of the wealthiest one percent who have promised the majority of their fortunes to philanthropies and charitable organizations. Through their example, maybe more moguls will take up the banners of bigger causes.
Generous Donors
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Facebook, Twitter, Google, iPhone— they're the names of technologies so pervasive in our 21st century lives that we've started using them as verbs. Behind these technologies are individuals whose ingenuity and enterprising spirit have profoundly changed our lives. Far from being computer nerds, these tech geniuses are billionaire celebrities, household names and the subjects of hit movies. From Steve Jobs of Apple to Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook, here are the most famous modern titans of tech.
Modern Titans of Tech
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Celebrities With Court-side Seats
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