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Bill Gates
(William Henry Gates 3d), 1955-, American business executive.


At the age of 19, Gates founded (1974) the Microsoft Corp., a computer software firm(empresa de software para ordenadores), with Paul Allen. They began by purchasing(adquiriendo, comprando) the rights(derechos) to convert an existing software package. In 1980 they agreed(aceptó, acordó) to produce the operating system for the personal computer being developed by International Business Machines (IBM). That system, MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), and subsequent programs (including the Windows operating systems) made Microsoft the world's largest producer(mayor productor del mundo) of software for microcomputers.    


In 1997 the U.S. Justice Dept. accused Microsoft of violating a 1995 antitrust agreement, because the Windows 95 operating system required consumers to load Microsoft's Internet browser(navegador)—thus(así, de esta manera) giving Microsoft a monopolistic advantage over other browser manufacturers. In late(finales) 1999 the trial judge decided that Microsoft was a monopoly that had stifled competition(ahogado, reprimido a la competencia), and the following June he ordered the breakup(ruptura) of Microsoft into two companies, a decision that Microsoft appealed(recurrió). Although the appeals court overturned(anularon) (2001) the breakup, it agreed that Microsoft had stifled competition and returned the case to a lower(de más bajo nivel) court for resolution. Subsequently the government and the company agreed to a settlement(solución, acuerdo) that placed some restrictions on Microsoft but would not essentially diminish(disminuir) the advantage its operating system monopoly gave the software giant.


Gates, who is chairman(presidente) of Microsoft, is the wealthiest(más rica) person in the world. He founded (1994) the William H. Gates Foundation (focusing(enfocándose) on health issues(temas, asuntos) in developing countries) and the Gates Learning Foundation (1997), renamed the Gates Library Foundation (providing(suministrando) education assistance). In 1999 he merged(fusionó) the foundations into the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropy that was worth(tenía un valor de) more than $32 billion by 2003, making it the world's wealthiest foundation. It emphasizes grants(becas) for projects relating to(relacionadas con) global health care, education and libraries, and the Pacific Northwest.
 
 
 
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