Gates became the first centibillionaire in 1999, when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion.
Pada 1999, kekayaan Gates pernah melewati angka $101 miliar, akibatnya media menyebutnya sebagai "centibillionaire".
William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, as the only son of William H. Gates Sr. (1925–2020) and his first wife, Mary Maxwell Gates (1929–1994).
Gates lahir di Seattle, Washington, dari pasangan William H. Gates, Sr. dan Mary Maxwell Gates.
He is the fourth of his name in his family, but is known as William Gates III or "Trey" (i.e., three) because his father had the "II" suffix.
Ia merupakan keturunan keempat dalam keluarganya, tetapi dikenal sebagai William Gates III atau "Trey" karena ayahnya menyandang akhiran "II".
Rather than using the system remotely via Teletype, Gates went to CCC's offices and studied source code for various programs that ran on the system, including Fortran, Lisp, and machine language.
Di kantor CCC inilah Gates mempelajari kode sumber berbagai program, termasuk program yang ditulis dalam bahasa FORTRAN dan LISP.
At age 17, Gates formed a venture with Allen called Traf-O-Data to make traffic counters based on the Intel 8008 processor.
Pada usia 17 tahun, Gates dan Allen mendirikan Traf-O-Data yang fokus pada sistem penghitung lalu lintas yang berbasis prosesor Intel 8008.
While at Harvard, he met fellow student and future Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Dengan nilai itu, ia diterima di Harvard College di mana ia bertemu dengan Steve Ballmer yang kelak menggantikan Gates sebagai CEO Microsoft.
His solution was formalized and published in collaboration with Harvard computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou.
Solusinya kemudian diresmikan dalam bentuk cetakan bekerja sama dengan ilmuwan komputer Harvard, Christos Papadimitriou.
Gates remained in contact with Paul Allen and joined him at Honeywell during the summer of 1974.
Gates masih berkomunikasi dengan Paul Allen, dan ia bergabung dengannya di Honeywell pada musim panas 1974.
In 1975, the MITS Altair 8800 was released based on the Intel 8080 CPU, and Gates and Allen saw the opportunity to start their own computer software company.
Pada tahun berikutnya, MITS Altair 8800 berbasis CPU Intel 8080 diluncurkan, dan Gates dan Allen melihat peluncurannya sebagai kesempatan untuk mendirikan perusahaan perangkat lunak komputer sendiri.
" Gates read the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics, which demonstrated the Altair 8800, and contacted Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) to inform them that he and others were working on a BASIC interpreter for the platform.
Setelah membaca majalah Popular Electronics edisi Januari 1975 yang mendemonstrasikan Altair 8800, Gates menghubungi Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), pencipta mikrokomputer baru tersebut, dan menginformasikan bahwa ia dan teman-temannya sedang mengerjakan penerjemah BASIC untuk digunakan sebagai platformnya.
In reality, Gates and Allen did not have an Altair and had not written code for it; they merely wanted to gauge MITS's interest.
Kenyataannya, Gates dan Allen tidak memiliki komputer Altair dan belum menulis sebarispun kode BASIC; mereka hanya ingin membuat MITS tertarik.
Gates never returned to Harvard to complete his studies.
Gates tidak pernah kembali ke Harvard untuk menyelesaikan studinya.
This letter was unpopular with many computer hobbyists, but Gates persisted in his belief that software developers should be able to demand payment.
Surat ini disambut dingin oleh banyak penggemar komputer, tetapi Gates mempertahankan keyakinannya bahwa para pengembang perangkat lunak harus mampu meminta bayaran.
Microsoft became independent of MITS in late 1976, and it continued to develop programming language software for various systems.
Microsoft terbebas dari MITS pada akhir 1976 dan terus mengembangkan perangkat lunak bahasa pemrograman untuk berbagai sistem.
Gates said he personally reviewed and often rewrote every line of code that the company produced in its first five years.
Pada lima tahun pertama, Gates secara pribadi meninjau setiap baris kode yang dikirimkan perusahaan, dan sering menulis ulang beberapa bagian kode agar terlihat pas.
IBM's representatives also mentioned that they needed an operating system, and Gates referred them to Digital Research (DRI), makers of the widely used CP/M operating system.
Ketika perwakilan IBM menyebutkan bahwa mereka butuh sebuah sistem operasi, Gates memberi rujukan kepada Digital Reserach (DRI), pembuat sistem operasi CP/M yang banyak digunakan pada masa itu.
IBM's discussions with Digital Research went poorly, and they did not reach a licensing agreement.
Namun, diskusi IBM dengan Digital Research tidak membuahkan hasil, dan mereka tidak mencapai persetujuan lisensi.
A few weeks later, Gates and Allen proposed using 86-DOS, an operating system similar to CP/M, that Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products (SCP) had made for hardware similar to the PC.
Beberapa minggu kemudian Gates berencana menggunakan 86-DOS (QDOS), sebuah sistem operasi mirip CP/M yang dibuatkan perangkat lunaknya oleh Tim Paterson dari Seattle Computer Products (SCP), sama seperti PC.
Microsoft made a deal with SCP to be the exclusive licensing agent of 86-DOS, and later the full owner.
Microsoft membuat persetujuan dengan SCP untuk menjadi agen lisensi eksekutif, dan di kemudian hari sebagai pemilik mutlak 86-DOS.
Gates had not offered to transfer the copyright on the operating system to IBM because he believed that other personal computer makers would clone IBM's PC hardware.
Gates tidak menawarkan pemindahan hak cipta sistem operasi ini, karena ia yakin produsen perangkat lunak lain akan meniru sistem IBM.
The sales of MS-DOS (the version of DOS sold to customers other than IBM) made Microsoft a major player in the industry.
Mereka benar, dan penjualan MS-DOS menjadikan Microsoft pemain utama dalam industri komputer.
Gates oversaw Microsoft's company restructuring on June 25, 1981, which re-incorporated the company in Washington state and made Gates the president and chairman of the board, with Paul Allen as vice president and vice chairman.
Pada 25 Juni 1981, Microsoft di bawah Gates melakukan restrukturisasi yang menggabungkan kembali perusahaan di negara bagian Microsoft dan menjadikan Gates Presiden dan Ketua Dewan Microsoft.
He has not officially been on a development team since working on the TRS-80 Model 100, but he wrote code that shipped with the company's products as late as 1989.
Ia juga secara tidak resmi menjadi bagian dari tim pengembang sejak mengerjakan TRS-80 Model 100, dan juga menulis kode pada akhir 1989 yang diikutsertakan dalam produk-produk perusahaan.
He gradually divided his responsibilities between two successors when he placed Ray Ozzie in charge of management and Craig Mundie in charge of long-term product strategy.
Ia menyerahkan tugasnya kepada dua orang yang menggantikannya, yaitu Ray Ozzie untuk manajemen harian dan Craig Mundie untuk strategi produk jangka panjang.
bgC3 LLC, a think-tank and research company founded by Gates.
bgC3, perusahaan wadah pemikir baru yang didirikan oleh Bill Gates.
Cascade Investment LLC, a private investment and holding company incorporated in the United States, founded and controlled by Gates and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.
Tahun 1994 ia mendirikan Cascade Investments LLC, perusahaan investasi dan holding swasta Amerika Serikat yang diawasi oleh Bill Gates dan berkantor pusat di kota Kirkland, Washington.
Gates studied the work of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, and donated some of his Microsoft stock in 1994 to create the "William H. Gates Foundation".
Gates mempelajari karya Andrew Carnegie dan John D. Rockefeller, pada 1994 ia menjual sebagian sahamnya di Microsoft untuk mendirikan William H. Gates Foundation.
In 2000, Gates and his wife combined three family foundations and donated stock valued at $5 billion to create the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was identified by the Funds for NGOs company in 2013, as the world's largest charitable foundation, with assets reportedly valued at more than $34.6 billion.
Pada tahun 2000, Gates dan istrinya menggabungkan tiga yayasan keluarga menjadi satu dan membentuk yayasan amal Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, yang saat ini merupakan yayasan amal yang beroperasi secara transparan terbesar di dunia.
The foundation allows benefactors to access information that shows how its money is being spent, unlike other major charitable organizations such as the Wellcome Trust.
Yayasan ini mengizinkan para donatur mengakses informasi tentang bagaimana uang yayasan dikeluarkan, tidak seperti organisasi amal besar lainnya seperti "Wellcome Trust".
Gates has credited the generosity and extensive philanthropy of David Rockefeller as a major influence.
Kedermawanan dan filantropi luas David Rockefeller telah diakui sebagai pengaruh besar yayasan ini.
He and his father met with Rockefeller several times, and their charity work is partly modeled on the Rockefeller family's philanthropic focus, whereby they are interested in tackling the global problems that are ignored by governments and other organizations.
Gates dan ayahnya bertemu dengan Rockefeller beberapa kali dan mencontoh sebagian cara penyalurannya pada fokus filantropi keluarga Rockefeller, terutama masalah-masalah global yang diabaikan oleh pemerintahan dan organisasi lain.
Melinda Gates suggested that people should emulate the philanthropic efforts of the Salwen family, who sold their home and gave away half of its value, as detailed in their book, The Power of Half.
Istri Gates mengajak masyarakat untuk belajar dari usaha-usaha filantropi keluarga Salwen, yang menjual rumahnya dan menyumbangkan setengah nilainya, sebagaimana disebutkan dalam buku "The Power of Half".
He also enjoys bridge, golf, and tennis.
Ia juga senang bermain kartu bridge, tenis, dan golf.
The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) estate has a 60-foot (18 m) swimming pool with an underwater music system, as well as a 2,500-square-foot (230 m2) gym and a 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) dining room.
Rumah seluas 66.000 sq ft (6.100 m2) ini memiliki kolam renang seluas 60-kaki (18 m) dengan sistem musik bawah air, serta gimnasium seluas 2.500 sq ft (230 m2) dan ruang makan seluas 1.000 sq ft (93 m2).
Gates purchased the Codex Leicester, a collection of scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci, for US$30.8 million at an auction in 1994.
Termasuk di antara akuisisi pribadi Gates adalah Codex Leicester, yaitu koleksi tulisan Leonardo da Vinci, yang dibeli Gates senilai $30,8 juta melalui pelelangan tahun 1994.
In 1987, he was listed as a billionaire in Forbes magazine's first America's richest issue; Gates was the world's youngest-ever self-made billionaire, with a net worth of $1.25 billion.
Pada tahun 1987, Gates secara resmi dinyatakan sebagai seorang miliarder dalam halaman 400 Richest People in America majalah Forbes, beberapa hari sebelum ulang tahunnya yang ke-32.
Gates was ranked first on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans from 1993 to 2007, in 2009, and from 2014 to 2017.
Gates pernah menempati peringkat pertama pada daftar orang terkaya Forbes 400 sejak 1993 hingga tahun 2007, dan peringkat satu pada daftar The World's Richest People Forbes sejak 1995 hingga 2007 dan 2009.
Gates's wealth briefly surpassed US$100 billion in 1999, making him the first person to reach this net worth.
Pada 1999, kekayaan Gates pernah melewati angka $101 miliar, akibatnya media menyebutnya sebagai "centibillionaire".
After 2000, the nominal value of his Microsoft holdings declined, partly because of the decline in Microsoft's stock price after the dot-com bubble burst, and partly because of the multi-billion dollar donations he had made to his charitable foundations.
Sejak 2000, jumlah nominal sahamnya di Microsoft menurun karena jatuhnya harga saham Microsoft setelah pecahnya gelembung dot-com dan sumbangan multi-miliar dolar kepada berbagai yayasan amal.
In May 2006, Gates remarked that he wished that he was not the richest man in the world, because he disliked the attention that it brought.
Pada wawancara bulan Mei 2006, Gates berkomentar bahwa ia bukanlah orang terkaya di dunia karena ia tidak suka perhatian yang muncul akibat gelar tersebut.
In March 2010, Gates was the second wealthiest person after Carlos Slim, but regained the top position in 2013, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Pada Maret 2010, Bill Gates menempati peringkat kedua sebagai orang terkaya di dunia setelah dikalahkan Carlos Slim.
Gates has several investments outside Microsoft, which in 2006 paid him a salary of US$616,667 and a bonus of US$350,000, for a total of US$966,667.
Gates memiliki beberapa investasi di luar Microsoft yang pada 2006 menggajinya sebesar $616.667, serta bonus $350.000, sehingga totalnya mencapai $966.667.
In 1989, he founded Corbis, a digital imaging company.
Ia mendirikan Corbis, sebuah perusahaan gambar digital, pada tahun 1989.
In 2004, he became a board member of Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company headed by long-time friend Warren Buffett.
Pada tahun 2004 ia menjadi direktur Berkshire Hathaway, perusahaan investasi yang diketuai oleh sahabat lamanya, Warren Buffett.
Gates later said that he had simply resisted attempts by Boies to mischaracterize his words and actions.
Gates kemudian mengatakan bahwa ia perlu melawan upaya-upaya David Boies, penyidik kala itu, untuk menyalahartikan kata-kata dan tindakannya.
Despite Gates's denials, the judge ruled that Microsoft had committed monopolization, tying and blocking competition, each in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Meski Gates meyangkal, hakim memutuskan bahwa Microsoft telah melakukan monopolisasi dan pengikatan, dan menghambat persaingan, serta melanggar Undang-undang antitrust Sherman.
Time magazine listed Gates as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century in 1999, as well as one of the 100 most influential people in 2004, 2005, and 2006 respectively.
Majalah Time menamai Gates sebagai satu dari 100 orang paling berpengaruh pada abad ke-20, serta satu dari 100 orang paling berpengaruh tahun 2004, 2005, dan 2006.
Time also collectively named Gates, his wife Melinda and U2's lead singer Bono as the 2005 Persons of the Year for their humanitarian efforts.
Time juga secara kolektif menamai Gates, istrinya Melinda dan penyanyi utama U2 Bono sebagai Persons of the Year 2005 atas upaya kemanusiaan mereka.
In 2006, he was voted eighth in the list of "Heroes of our time" published by New Statesman.
Pada tahun 2006, ia menempati peringkat kedelapan dalam daftar "Heroes of our time".
Gates was listed in the Sunday Times power list in 1999, named CEO of the year by Chief Executive Officers magazine in 1994, ranked number one in the "Top 50 Cyber Elite" by Time in 1998, ranked number two in the Upside Elite 100 in 1999, and was also included in The Guardian as one of the "Top 100 influential people in media" in 2001.
Gates masuk dalam daftar orang terkuat The Sunday Times (Britania Raya)|Sunday Times tahun 1999, Majalah Chief Executive Officers tahun 1994, menempati peringkat pertama dalam daftar "Top 50 Cyber Elite" oleh Time tahun 1998, peringkat kedua di Upside Elite 100 tahun 1999 dan disebutkan oleh
In 1994, he was honored as the 20th Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society (DFBCS).
Pada tahun 1994, ia mendapat penghormatan sebagai Distinguished Fellow ke-20 di British Computer Society.
Gates received the 2010 Bower Award for Business Leadership from The Franklin Institute for his achievements at Microsoft and his philanthropic work.
Pada Oktober 2009, diumumkan bahwa Gates diberi penghargaan 2010 Bower Award for Business Leadership dari
Also in 2010, he was honored with the Silver Buffalo Award by the Boy Scouts of America, its highest award for adults, for his service to youth.
Pada tahun 2010, ia memperoleh Silver Buffalo Award dari Boy Scouts of America, penghargaan tertinggi untuk orang dewasa, atas jasanya kepada para pemuda.
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