Bill Gates - Microsoft

Bill Gates questions bailout for Big Three automakers

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December 4, 2008 10:56 pm

Microsoft billionaire founder Bill Gates has questioned why the US government was considering a bailout for the Big Three US automakers when no private investor was willing to foot the ... Read more »

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Gates discloses 10 percent stake in AutoNation

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November 22, 2008 8:01 pm

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has taken a 10 percent stake in car retailer AutoNation Inc., according to a regulatory filing Friday. Gates’ investment firm, Cascade Investment LLC, owns 9.4 million ... Read more »

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Bill Gates Forms New Company

Filed under Projects, Bill Gates - Microsoft
October 25, 2008 11:15 am

Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates is said to be quietly starting a new company in the suburb next to Redmond that will oversee his research and philanthropic efforts.Puget Sound ... Read more »

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Gates Predicts `Significant Recession,’ More Job Loss

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October 13, 2008 9:20 pm

 Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said the U.S. economy is headed for a “fairly significant recession,” and that the unemployment rate may peak at more than 9 percent.Higher personal and ... Read more »

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Microsoft billionaire Gates joins £190m bid to stub out smoking

Filed under Philanthrophy, Michael R. Bloomberg, Bill Gates - Microsoft
July 25, 2008 10:51 am

Mr Gates is teaming up with fellow billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, to fight tobacco use in developing countries, where it is most entrenched. The two ... Read more »

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The secret of Bill Gates’ success

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June 20, 2008 4:56 pm

As Bill Gates prepares to end his full-time work at Microsoft, he tells the BBC in an interview that it wasn’t just what Microsoft did, but what his rivals didn’t ... Read more »

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Bill Gates Leaves His Full Time Job

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June 19, 2008 10:00 pm

Bill Gates ends his full-time job at Microsoft on a Friday afternoon and the company opens for business after the weekend as if nothing has changed. At least, that ... Read more »

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Buffett Passes Gates as Richest Person, Forbes Says

Filed under Lists and Statistics, Bill Gates - Microsoft, Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway
March 5, 2008 11:46 pm

Warren Buffett beat out Bill Gates for the top spot on Forbes magazine’s annual list of billionaires worldwide, ending a 13- year reign for Microsoft Corp.’s co-founder.  Buffett’s wealth increased $10 billion to about $62 billion in the 12 months through Feb. 11, mostly from a gain in his company’s shares.  See the 2008 Forbe´s  Billionaires list here:  http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html

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Bill Gates checks into LinkedIn

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February 28, 2008 2:44 pm

Microsoft Corp.’s big bet on Facebook’s online social network isn’t stopping Chairman Bill Gates from promoting other popular Internet hangouts. Gates is helping out LinkedIn Corp.’s online professional network by ... Read more »

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Google’s Brin: Microsoft Bid ‘Unnerving’

Filed under Sergey Brin - Google, Bill Gates - Microsoft
February 21, 2008 10:34 pm

Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin called Microsoft Corp.’s takeover bid for Yahoo Inc. an “unnerving” maneuver that threatens innovation on the Internet. Brin reiterated the Internet search leader’s position that ... Read more »

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Warren Buffett: Playing Bridge Theoretically More Interesting Than Naked Woman

Filed under Bill Gates - Microsoft, Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway
February 19, 2008 8:09 pm

Don’t let the near silence make you think the room isn’t filled with fear, tension, excitement and exhilaration. Bridge players become masters of hiding their emotions - and they are ... Read more »

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Yahoo poised to reject Microsoft bid

Filed under Deals, Bill Gates - Microsoft, Jerry Yang - Yahoo
February 10, 2008 9:20 am

Yahoo intends to reject Microsofs unsolicited bid for the internet company, according to a person close to the situation. Yahoo’s board held its first formal meeting on Friday to discuss ... Read more »

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Microsoft Makes $44.6 Billion Bid for Yahoo

Filed under Deals, Bill Gates - Microsoft, Jerry Yang - Yahoo
February 1, 2008 12:32 pm

Microsoft said Friday that it would offer $44.6 billion for Yahoo, the ailing search giant. The surprise offer of $31 a share represents a 62 percent premium to Thursday’s clsoing ... Read more »

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In Davos Gates pushes ‘creative capitalism’

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January 26, 2008 4:51 pm

Bill Gates  issued a call on Thursday night for a new form of “creative capitalism” that works both to generate profits and solve the world’s inequities. Reflecting on his Microsoft ... Read more »

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Bill Gates new project: Farming

Filed under Philanthrophy, Bill Gates - Microsoft
January 25, 2008 5:40 pm

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates announced a new direction Friday as he pledged $306 million in grants to develop farming in poor countries, leading the charge for corporate responsibility at ... Read more »

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Melinda Gates $100 billion woman

Filed under Philanthrophy, Bill Gates - Microsoft
January 8, 2008 11:10 am

Years before Melinda French met and married Bill Gates, she had a love affair - with an Apple computer. ¶ She was growing up in Dallas in a hard-working ... Read more »

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Bill Gates says goodbye to your mouse

Filed under Bill Gates - Microsoft, Predictions
8:32 am

Bill Gates, who built his fortune equipping the personal computer, predicts that the keyboard and mouse will soon become relics. The founder of Microsoft Corp used his swansong to the ... Read more »

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Don’t Bet on Gates’ Keynote Predictions

Filed under Bill Gates - Microsoft, Predictions
January 5, 2008 9:42 am

For the 10th time, Bill Gates will inaugurate the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by touting new Microsoft Corp. products and describing his view of the future of ... Read more »

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Quick-eyed telescope gets $30 million boost

Filed under Philanthrophy, Bill Gates - Microsoft
January 4, 2008 9:42 am

A project to build a pioneering telescope in Chile got a $30 million boost Thursday with donations from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and former company executive Charles Simonyi. Simonyi is ... Read more »

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Bill Gates’ takes stake in Mexico’s Femsa

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December 20, 2007 12:06 pm

Bill Gates has taken a stake worth $392 million in Mexican drinks company Femsa, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday.   Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC fund ... Read more »

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