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Hated To Loved: 10 Facts About Bill Gates' Life

By SiliconIndia  |   Monday, 04 June 2012, 01:59 Hrs   |    2 Comments
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Bangalore: Bill Gates the computer wizard is known for his wealth and power. The owner of the largest personal-computer software company was earlier infamous for his temper and ruthless ways as a businessman. But he is now known as the generous giving man who has pledged his life to charity. Read on to know about Bill’s dramatic journey from being hated to being loved.



1. Gates’ early life:



Some people understand their life’s calling very early on. Bill Gates was one such man. He had started messing around with computers in his early teens. This was the time when computers were a lesser known machine and were not available in every household.



Bill’s first ever computer program which he wrote when he was in the eighth grade was a simple Tic Tac game that was to be played against the computer. The computer he was working on fascinated him with how accurately it executed every software code perfectly. He said, "There was just something neat about the machine.”



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Reader's comments(2)
1: His transition from the heartless and conniving software wizard to the gentle and giving sole is an interesting saga.......BEFORE HE BECAME THE GIVEING SOLE......HOW MANY DREAMS HE MIGHT HAVE SHATTERED FOR HIS AMBITION...CAN HE REPAY THEM AND REPAIR THEM.........ON HOW MANY HEADS HE MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON FOR HIS AMBITION !!!!!!!!!NOW SUDDENLY HIS WEALTH WHICH HE EARNED THROUGH THOSE MEANS ...HE SPENDS AND BECOMES A SAINT.........MOST OF HIS EARNINGS BELONG TO OTHERS....
Posted by:Ananth Lebur - 04 Jun, 2012
2: bill gates is such an inspiration.
Posted by:brita - 04 Jun, 2012
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