Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471568864 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gates drive (hard drive) to remain the foremost OS on PC's. tb "Hard Drive" does not tell the story of rotating disk memory! Rather, is tells the story of Gates' drive and motivation to push MicroSoft forward in the competition of the day!The book gives some insight into the shenanigans of Gates to keep the lead in the PC Software market place. This goes from rewriting DOS to cripple other vendors' products, to not documenting APIs to provide an edge to MicroSofts products over computetors. Have you heard of Vaporware? Dirty tricks? This book tells a good history of the many moves of Gates in keeping the lead!PS: The book describes. critical, but admiring: a balanced book, if outdated This is really a story of how Gates led Microsoft to its apex, ending in about 1992. It is well written and a good balance bewteen criticism, an explanation of the business model, and historical detail. The story is, to put it mildly, remarkable no matter what you think of MS and Gates.While a student at Harvard in December, 197critical, but admiring: a balanced book, if outdated Robert J. Crawford This is really a story of how Gates led Microsoft to its apex, ending in about 1992. It is well written and a good balance bewteen criticism, an explanation of the business model, and historical detail. The story is, to put it mildly, remarkable no matter what you think of MS and Gates.While a student at Harvard in December, 1974, Bill Gates III and Paul Allen informed Ed Roberts by telephone that they had invented a BASIC computer language for the MITS Altair 8080, which was the first "personal computer" kit for hobbyists. Could they license it along with each Altair k. , Bill Gates III and Paul Allen informed Ed Roberts by telephone that they had invented a BASIC computer language for the MITS Altair 8080, which was the first "personal computer" kit for hobbyists. Could they license it along with each Altair k. "The rise and rise of Gates and Microsoft" according to JD. This book is an excellent biography of Gates and that little startup company called Microsoft. The book is well written, the story flows chronologically, detailing Gates' childhood in the 1960's, his fascination--bordering on obsession--with computers, and his relentless focus on starting Microsoft.It is a fascinating story and full of parallels and insights for anyone starting a business in the technical field. Nobody is perfect, we all have flaws, including Gates, but he did almost everything right. He was focused, he had ambition, intelligence and he applied himself
According to one Microsoft programmer, a few of the key people working on DOS 2.0 had a saying at the time that "DOS isn't done until Lotus won't run." They managed to code a few hidden bugs into DOS 2.0 that caused Lotus 1-2-3 to breakdown when it was loaded. . Microsoft managers used the company's e-mail system to secretly spy on employee work habits. In time word got out and some employees logged into their e-mail on weekends with a modem from home so it would appear they had come in. He felt the highly competitive Gates was the ringleader. The first two female executives hired at Microsoft in 1985 were recruited to meet federal affirmative action guideline
Interviews Gates' closest friends, associates and former employees, and details IBM's as well as Apples' efforts to topple his Microsoft empire.. This biography chronicles William Gates' rise as the most powerful player in the computer industry--a man who has revolutionized the software industry with the incredible growth of his Microsoft company, that now threatens gigantic IBM. Reveals Gates' personal quirks and idiosyncrasies which helped fuel his fierce competitive spirit