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Its products and services have been broadly adopted worldwide and are essential to the success of most organizations.

Bill Gates attributed his early interactions with a computer to a local company in Seattle called Computer Center.

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delivers a keynote speech on the closing day of the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

He had unlimited computer access, where he’d spend hours perfecting his coding skills.

However, he was required to help the company with bugs and malware issues.

We were kids… none of us had any real computer experience, Gates wrote.

Bill Gates during the “I Could Jump It” sketch on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Little did we know, [MITS] basically hadnt assembled any of them.

Bill Gates speaks onstage for a special conversation during "What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates"at The Paris Theater on September 26, 2024 in New York City.

Paul Allen and Bill Gates share a laugh.

Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates (left) and Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address during the 2006 Macworld.

Bill Gates during the "I Could Jump It" sketch on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON

Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates, former CEOs of Microsoft.

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at an event for the Alliance for Global Good Gender Equity and Equality in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

Bill Gates holding up a copy of Windows XP operating system in New York�s Times Square.

Apple Store in Bangkok, Thailand

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A closeup shot of the MSI Claw 8 AI+�s ABXY buttons.

The Crew

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