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...would have been easy—not to mention financially lucrative—for Harvard to have given Gates an honorary degree at any point in the last decade or so. Regardless of one’s opinion of Microsoft, Gates founded and is the face of one of the most visible and vital companies in the computer revolution. To many, Gates’ achievements in designing software and marketing personal computers to the public is worthy of high accolade...
Gates’ tremendous passion for and dedication to his philanthropic work is immediately apparent. His commitment to charity is best illustrated by his imminent retirement from day-to-day work at Microsoft so that he can spend more time running his foundation. For their sheer dedication and enthusiasm, Gates and his wife Melinda were recognized with the singer Bono as Time Magazine’s 2005 Persons of the Year...
...think of no greater way to send the Class of 2007 into the world than with remarks from two figures who are world-renowned for dedicating themselves to helping others. It is particularly fitting that Gates, despite his achievements at Microsoft, has finally earned his Harvard degree—albeit 30 years behind schedule—in recognition of his philanthropic contributions to mankind...
...started with his school buddy Bill Gates. Allen and Gates met in 1968 at their Seattle private school, Lakeside, where they became protonerds. They spent so much time programming a primitive computer that they could teach their peers--and teachers. Both later dropped out of college to get Microsoft going, but after Allen received a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease, he stepped down in 1983--the same year his father died...
...version in 2004 that met their goal of shrinking a laptop to one-eighth its size. But it was too hot for laps, so it was scrapped. A faster, slicker processor has since cooled things down. Today, however, the heat is external. In the decades since Allen birthed the Microsoft mouse, hardware competition has roared. In addition to OQO, Sony and Samsung have released mini laptops in the same $2,000 range as the FlipStart. And Apple looms as a dark horse...