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William Henry Gates III (Seattle, Washington, USA, October 28, 1955) better known as Bill Gates, is a businessman and philanthropist U.S., cofounder of software company Microsoft, producer of the operating system for personal computers used in more the world (according to some estimates nine out of ten computers using some system Windows).
He studied at the elite private school of Lakeside in Seattle. He created the software company Microsoft on April 4, 1975, while still a student at Harvard University. Bill Gates is third in the annual list of the largest personal fortunes made by Forbes magazine, with estimated assets of around 56,000 million U.S. dollars (2007) .7 In 1994, purchased a manuscript of Leonardo da Vinci by $ 25 million .
He suffers from Asperger syndrome.
His company after numerous delays, Microsoft visionary released latest operating system, Vista, in January. Last June announced his retirement from company he cofounded 31 years ago. The Harvard dropout who promised "a computer on every desk and in every home" now focusing time and talents on tackling diseases (hepatitis B, AIDS, malaria) in Africa, boosting America's lackluster high school graduation rate and helping women abroad start small businesses. This summer bridge buddy Warren Buffett pledged majority of his Berkshire Hathaway stock to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over the next 20 years, potentially doubling foundation's endowment. Sells 20 million Microsoft shares a quarter, plows proceeds into personal investment vehicle Cascade. Today more than half of net worth invested outside Microsoft.