36 Bill Gates Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
A History of Microsoft Operating Systems
The invention of the Altair 8800 in 1975 marked the beginning of the Microsoft software empire. Though Microsoft did not create the Altair, or its operating system for that matter, Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft to produce a BASIC Interpreter for the Altair in order to make it more attr....
Amazon.com
Amazon.com is a fast growing company that aspires to become one of the largest booksellers on the Internet. Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com in 1994 with a great idea to sell books over the Internet. As fast as Internet usage was growing,2300 percent a year, how could one fail? Bezos states, anyt....
American Dream of Warren Buffett
The popular American capitalist, Warren Buffett, has set the standard for many people by reaching the American Dream for most; from the moment young Warren Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, he had always targeted high and worked harder than anyone, to reach those infinite goals. Many people have....
American Monopolies
According to Webster , to have a monopoly is to have exclusive ownership, possession, or control. The following essay is an examination of Microsoft in comparison to this definition and another commonly known monopoly, Standard Oil. Also attention will be given to the necessary role of and problems ....
Benchmarking - GeneOne
Benchmarking: Gene One
Gene One is a company that is growing steadily; the CEO and board believe that they need to go public in the next three years. However, the rest of the senior leadership team has mixed feelings about the subject. In this paper, each team member has researched two co....
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates, III was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He was the middle child of three born to William and Mary Gates. ATrey,@ as he was called because of the III, was sent to a private school by his father, a lawyer, and mother, a former teacher now on several prestigous boar....
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is the Antichrist Ever since Microsoft was founded, Bill Gates has gained power over the people of the world by winning a monopoly in the computer-software industry. From the assistance Microsoft gave in the development of the personal computer, to the virtual monopoly that Windows 95 now....
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Bill Gates
Everyday people are affected by the work of Bill Gates. Whenever a computer is turned on, a mouse is moved, a keyboard is clicked and a monitor is turned on the people are using the software Gates helped develop. In addition I wanted to know more about this who invented the most usef....
BMWs Success
BMW's Success
Bayerische Motorenwerke, otherwise known as Bavarian Motor Works or BMW, is a very successful car company in today's world. Through years of innovation and research they are able to produce some of the most luxurious, reliable top end cars. However, all of this couldn't have happene....
Class and Language
Class and Language
In discussing the relationship between class & language of the upper-class, middle-class, and the working-class worlds, there are a world of differences though so close in many ways. We all strive for the richness in our lives, be it rich or poor, love or war in our hearts many....
Computers
Computers have become the most impacting piece of technology in the twentieth century. Computers have gone from big clumsy, backroom, typewriters with black and white screens, to dynamic colored screen, entertaining, communicators found in everyone's homes. In the our homes, computers have allowed....
Effect of the Enlightenment on Contemporary United States Society
The Enlightenment was a very progressive time in which great advances were made for society at a time when the people were often oppressed by monarchy rulers. Since the beginning of the Enlightenment period in the 17th century, America has been at the forefront of the Enlightenment movement. The En....
Entreprenuership and the Economy
Abstract
The purpose of this research paper is to determine whether or not now is as good a time as any to start a small business. After reviewing entrepreneurship I examine the current state of the economy including all the factors that affect the business segment. Such as unemployment, the effe....
F1 Race Car Driver
My dream has always been to be formula one race car driver. Although many people have strong opinions against this as a long term profession. Race car driving can be an honorable profession that takes courage, commitment, perseverance, and teamwork. On the contrary people believe that formula one d....
Guy de Maupassant- The NecklaceThe Final Irony
The Necklace was first published in La Goulois on February 17, 1884, while France was experiencing literary and social rebirth. (http://www.enotes.com/necklace/) This somber and neutral third party narration became Maupassants most popular short story. TheNecklace has been compared i....
History of Bill Gates and Microsoft
RESEARCH PAPER Michael Smith
At one point in time, the Altair 8800 computer was the only computer system available to people. This system was not user friendly, and in order to make the computer program do an....
Intellectuals and the Secular Revolution
The modern world began circa 1918 "when a 26 year old German Jew named Albert
Einstein wrote a paper discussing theories of relativity in the universe."(1) Basically, his
theory was that time itself was relative and not a constant, as was previously thought. It
wasn't that there was an....
Intersect Investment Benchmarking
Intersect Investment Benchmarking
The evolution of capitalism in a free market economy has produced a vast array of business concepts. These concepts range from transformational leadership to situational leadership and from inequality to equity. Although the concepts seem to be continually shifti....
Intersect Investment Generic Benchmarking
Running head: INTERSECT INVESTMENT GENERIC BENCHMARKING
Intersect Investment Generic Benchmarking
University of Phoenix
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Is university education essential for success?
It is a common belief that getting hold of a Degree certification means a promise for success because right after the university life, students have to step into the society. They usually find jobs related to what they have learnt in the university and they try their best to make money from t....
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Credit Given Where It Is Deserved
The man most associated with computing and technology is Bill Gates. He is the wealthiest man on the planet and the chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software. Bill Gates made his money by inventing, developin....
Legalize Marijuana; Please!
The media has played a huge role in this conditioning with many different scare tactics. In the 1936 movie, Reefer Madness, marijuana use leads to a hit and run accident, manslaughter, suicide, and rape. The film never gained an audience until it was rediscovered in the 1970s and gained new l....
leonardo da vinci
A Renaissance Man can be defined as a man who has broad intellectual interests and is accomplished in areas of both the arts and the sciences. One of the most noted renaissance men is Leonardo da Vinci. He is best known for his masterpieces the Last Supper, Mona Lisa, and Madonna on the ....
Life
Our world today is made up of many complex inner workings. To survive in today's world, it is necessary to become familiar with the way they work, from the very basics. That's what a higher education is, it's the cementing of the foundations for life skills to ensure that we as humans can thrive ....
Microsofts Monopoly
The day has finally come. A leader in the technology industry, Microsoft, has been accused of violating the antitrust rules in Europe with its software and platform requirements. But, is Microsoft guilty for violating the global antitrust rules and preventing competition or is it just a way for co....
Monopolies Effect on Resource Allocation in Industry
Monopolies are under constant critics from the public and other producers of being polutive, straining to competition and they are accused of worsening resource allocation. Whether this is true or not, depends on the specific company, but certain characteristics are possible to define. It is these I....
Philanthropy
The article discusses the topic of philanthropy, how America's wealthiest people give back to the community as whole. At the time the article was published it was no surprise to me that Bill and Melinda Gates topped the list as the "top givers", also listed were Michael and Susan Dell (Dell Computer....
Political Science
The author says that business position of privilege in America society threatens our democracy in at least four ways. He says that the Pluralist fell that they are truly represented in government agenda on policy decisions, and that when policy is determined that is almost always determined in favor....
Road Ahead
The purpose of this book is to inform people of the changes that have been made in
technology in the past twenty years. Changes in communication, education,
transportation, and basically just everyday life due to computers and the software we use
on them. I chose this book because I have....
Stained Glass: Stephen Glass
"Thou shalt not lie." The Ten Commandments states it clearly and simply. Nonetheless, lying happens constantly and embodies various forms. There are exaggerations, little white lies, lies told to avoid punishment, lies spoken to get ahead in the workforce, and many other types of lies. Some simp....
The Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft
Since 1990, a battle has raged in United States courts between theUnited Statesgovernment and the Microsoft Corporation out of Redmond, Washington,headed by BillGates. What is at stake is money. The federal government maintains thatMicrosoft'smonopolistic practices are harmful to United States citiz....
The changing forms of media
The Changing Forms Of Media
Over the past six years Internet News has become a serious competitor in the Journalism world. People including Bill Gates have predicted the end of traditional media within the next decade. Efficient and accurate internet news services can post up to date, controllabl....
The Power Of The Marginal - Apple Computer's History
A couple years ago my friend Trevor and I went to look at the Apple garage. As we stood there, he said that as a kid growing up in Saskatchewan he'd been amazed at the dedication Jobs and Wozniak must have had to work in a garage. "Those guys must have been freezing!"
That's one of California's h....
The Sociopolitical Ramifications of Computer Gaming
Since the dawning of civilization, when the first humans walked the earth, games have played an integral part in human society. Humanity has always had a passion for pastimes and has accordingly created an immense number of methods for achieving diversion. From the game of Senet, an ancient Egyptian....
Third World Poverty
"It is expensive to be poor Julius Nyerere, First President of Tanzania If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917 63, 35th President of the USA. Why isn't the world equal? Our world is divided in to two those who have and ....
Two Famous Thinkers - Bill Gates and Peter Singer
William (Bill) Henry Gates III, born October 28, 1955 is chairman of Microsoft Corporation. He is considered to be the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions helping individuals and businesses reach their full potential in computing. At the age of 15, Bill along with his friend Paul....