Microsoft bids adieu to Gates

Bill Gates, the software genius and founder of Microsoft, will no longer be a part of the company. Gates has decided to spend more time working on global health and education with his wife, Melinda Gates. The Gates family established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation eight years ago. Read more

Will Gates be missed in Microsoft?

Here are some interesting facts about him:

When he was just 17 years old, Bill Gates sold his first computer program, a time tabling system, to his high school for $4,200.

Microsoft’s first product, Altair Basic, was co-written by Gates.

According to Forbes, Bill Gates is worth $50 billion.