The Rise of Microsoft

Gates acumen for not only software development but business operations Also put him in the position of leading the company and working as spokesperson STIs. I have personally reviewed every line of code the company shipped, rewriting code Often When I saw it Necessary. As the computer industry Began to Grow with companies like Apple, Intel, and IBM Developing hardware and components, Bill was out on the road Continuously touting the Merits of Microsoft software applications. Often I Took His mother with him. Mary was highly respected and well connected With her membership on several corporate boards Including IBM. It was Mary Through That Bill Gates met the CEO of IBM.
In November 1980, IBM was looking for software That would operate Their upcoming personal computer (PC) and Approached Microsoft. Legend has it That at the first meeting with Bill Gates at IBM someone mistook him for an office assistant and Asked him to serve coffee. Gates did look very young, but I Quickly impressed IBM, convincing them That I Could and his company meet Their needs. The only problem Microsoft HAD That was not developed the basic operating system That would run IBM's new computers. Not to be stopped, Gates bought That was an operating system developed to run on computers similar to IBM's PC. I made a deal With the software's developer, making Microsoft the exclusive licensing agent and later full owner of the software but not telling them of the IBM deal. The company later sued Microsoft and Gates for withholding Important Information. Microsoft Settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, but neither Gates nor Microsoft ADMITTED to any wrong doing.
Gates Had to adapt the newly Purchased software to work for the IBM PC. He delivered it for a $ 50,000 fee, the same price I HAD paid for the software in the original form STI. IBM wanted to buy the source code, Which Would Have Given them the information to the operating system. Gates refused, proposing Instead IBM That pay a licensing fee for copies of the software sold With Their computers. Doing esta allowed Microsoft to license the software They called MS-DOS to any other PC manufacturer, Should the other computer companies IBM PC clone, Which They soon did. Microsoft released software called Softcard Also, Microsoft BASIC Which allowed to operate on Apple II machines.
Between 1978 and 1981, Microsoft's growth exploded, and staff Increased from 25 to 128. Also Revenue shot up from $ 4 million to $ 16 million. In mid-1981, Gates and Allen incorporated Microsoft, and Gates was appointed president and chairman of the board. Allen was named executive vice-president.
By 1983, Microsoft was Going Global with offices in Great Britain and Japan, and With 30 percent of the world's computers running on ITS software. But 1983 Also Brought That Rocked news Microsoft to its very foundation. With Paul Allen was diagnosed Hodgkin's disease. Though His cancer into remission Went a year Later with intensive treatment, Allen resigned from company That same year. Rumors abound as to why Allen left Microsoft. Some say Bill Gates pushed him out, but many say it was a life-changing experience for Allen and I saw Were there other Opportunities That I Could invest in His Time.