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5 By the early 2010s Gates was focusing mostly on his philanthropy CHAPTER ONE BACK AT MICROSOFT In early 2014 Bill Gates made a surprising career move The 58-year-old billionaire was among the world’s wealthiest people Nearly 40 years earlier he had founded Microsoft The software maker became the world’s largest technology company In 2000 he had stepped down as Microsoft’s chief executive officer CEO He continued to help design the company’s software in his position as chief
Hardware and Software A computer is made up of hardware and software Hardware includes the physical parts of the computer The mouse hard drive and processor are examples of computer hardware Software programs are the set of instructions the computer follows Software is sometimes referred to as code applications or apps 6 software architect In 2008 he left this role to focus on philanthropy The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation was formed to work on health care and poverty issues around the world Gates spent more of his time with the foundation In 2014 the computer industry was changing rapidly Microsoft was finding it difficult to adjust The company needed to adapt if it was going to remain successful Gates made a surprising announcement He would take a more active role in the company he founded His new title became Technology Advisor He began developing new products Gates believed Microsoft’s future was bright
Microsoft developed versions of Windows for smartphones and tablets to remain competitive in the modern computer industry A Software Pioneer Gates cofounded Microsoft in 1975 to make computer software One of his biggest successes was an operating system called Windows Operating systems let other programs work with the computer’s processor and memory Windows became the world’s top operating system At one time Microsoft was the largest technology company in the world However in the six years 7
