Bill Gates
Age 54 » born
1955-10-28
William H. Gates III was born to lower-upper class parents. Early in his life he discovered a love for computers and software. He fought to spend as much time on computers as possible, developing his programming skills.
He was so skilled that he was hired to work developing software for a company while still in school. He had great vision and saw the potential for personal computers.
He created Microsoft and was working on a version of BASIC for the new IBM PC. IBM could not come to an agreement with a vendor on an operating system for their PC, so Gates bought the rights to QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) for $50,000 and re-branded it MS-DOS. He charged IBM a one-time fee of $50,000 for the operating system but retained the rights to it.
This was an incredibly wise business decision that he decided on after predicting that other computer vendors would imitate IBM's hardware and probably then desire the same operating system for that hardware. He was right.
From there sales of the operating system shot upward and still have not come back down. He had a hand in every move the company move for the next couple of decades, becoming the richest man in the world.
In 2006 he started seriously backing away from a significant role at Microsoft to focus on philanthropic endeavors with his wife. Among other things in his role as philanthropist, he has spent billions around the world to improve the health and living conditions of the impoverished.
Battle Statistics
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| Wins: | 3 |
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| Losses: | 4 |
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| Draws: | 45 |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Bill Gates's
Score |
Opponent's
Score |
Outcome |
|
Bill Gates's
Overall Score
|
Opponent's
Overall Score |
Thursday,
Jul 29, 2010
|
|
Angelina Jolie
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
30 |
Wednesday,
Jul 28, 2010
|
|
Cancer
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
19 |
Thursday,
Jul 22, 2010
|
|
Brad Pitt
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
42 |
Thursday,
Jul 15, 2010
|
|
Courtney Cox
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
16 |
Monday,
Jul 12, 2010
|
|
Jack Nicholson
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
20 |
Wednesday,
Jun 30, 2010
|
|
Richard Gere
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
23 |
Friday,
Jun 25, 2010
|
|
Richard Gere
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
23 |
Tuesday,
Jun 22, 2010
|
|
Brad Pitt
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
42 |
Thursday,
Jun 10, 2010
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Monday,
May 31, 2010
|
|
Kathleen Turner
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
4 |
Sunday,
May 23, 2010
|
|
Angelina Jolie
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
30 |
Thursday,
May 20, 2010
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Thursday,
May 13, 2010
|
|
Courtney Cox
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
16 |
Tuesday,
May 4, 2010
|
|
Diane Lane
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
15 |
Saturday,
May 1, 2010
|
|
AIDS
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
6 |
Saturday,
Apr 24, 2010
|
|
Richard Gere
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
23 |
Friday,
Apr 16, 2010
|
|
Jack Nicholson
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
20 |
Monday,
Apr 5, 2010
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Thursday,
Mar 25, 2010
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Friday,
Mar 19, 2010
|
|
Angelina Jolie
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
30 |
Saturday,
Mar 13, 2010
|
|
Courtney Cox
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
16 |
Saturday,
Mar 6, 2010
|
|
Leonard Nimoy
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
9 |
Monday,
Feb 15, 2010
|
|
AIDS
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
6 |
Sunday,
Feb 14, 2010
|
|
Courtney Cox
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
16 |
Friday,
Feb 12, 2010
|
|
Cancer
|
0 |
3 |
loser :( |
|
19 |
19 |
Monday,
Feb 8, 2010
|
|
Diane Lane
|
0 |
1 |
loser :( |
|
19 |
15 |
Friday,
Jan 29, 2010
|
|
Michael Jackson
|
1 |
0 |
WINNER :) |
|
19 |
4 |
Friday,
Jan 22, 2010
|
|
Angelina Jolie
|
0 |
1 |
loser :( |
|
19 |
30 |
Monday,
Jan 11, 2010
|
|
Brad Pitt
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
42 |
Saturday,
Jan 9, 2010
|
|
AIDS
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
6 |
Tuesday,
Jan 5, 2010
|
|
AIDS
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
6 |
Monday,
Dec 28, 2009
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Saturday,
Dec 19, 2009
|
|
Brad Pitt
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
42 |
Thursday,
Dec 17, 2009
|
|
Angelina Jolie
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
30 |
Monday,
Dec 7, 2009
|
|
Kathleen Turner
|
1 |
0 |
WINNER :) |
|
19 |
4 |
Monday,
Nov 30, 2009
|
|
Richard Gere
|
0 |
1 |
loser :( |
|
19 |
23 |
Thursday,
Nov 19, 2009
|
|
Steve Jobs
|
16 |
5 |
WINNER :) |
|
19 |
8 |
Sunday,
Oct 18, 2009
|
|
Michael Jackson
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
4 |
Thursday,
Oct 15, 2009
|
|
Kathleen Turner
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
4 |
Thursday,
Oct 8, 2009
|
|
Kathleen Turner
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
4 |
Monday,
Oct 5, 2009
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Friday,
Sep 18, 2009
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Wednesday,
Sep 9, 2009
|
|
Courtney Cox
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
16 |
Saturday,
Sep 5, 2009
|
|
Richard Gere
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
23 |
Sunday,
Aug 23, 2009
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Friday,
Aug 21, 2009
|
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
24 |
Wednesday,
Aug 12, 2009
|
|
Michael Jackson
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
4 |
Sunday,
Aug 9, 2009
|
|
Jack Nicholson
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
20 |
Wednesday,
Jul 29, 2009
|
|
Steve Jobs
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
8 |
Wednesday,
Jul 22, 2009
|
|
AIDS
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
6 |
Saturday,
Jul 18, 2009
|
|
Diane Lane
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
15 |
Saturday,
Dec 4, 1999
|
|
AIDS
|
0 |
0 |
Draw :| |
|
19 |
6 |
