The Microsoft Revolution

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The paper describes the beginnings of the personal computer, the Microsoft company and the Windows operating system. The paper discusses how Bill Gates' Microsoft brought applications into everyday life, encouraging individuals of all conditions to use the computer in their activities, whether at work or at home. The paper predicts that Microsoft will continue to shape the future of computers, even when Bill Gates steps down.

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"If one was to conceive a list of the most influential individuals in the 20th century, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft, would surely be one of the people on the list. With software applications such as Microsoft Windows or MS - DOS, he managed to transform the computer industry from something open only to the few connoisseurs to a wide spread industry, available to all individuals, affordable and easy to use in every day life. His transformation of computer applications also increased the way these could be applied in different economic sectors and different areas, as well as in the individual homes."

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• Gates, Bill; Bach, Robbie. January 2007. 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Speech. On the Internet at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2007/01-07CES.mspx. Last retrieved on October 28, 2007
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