Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft (1955 -)

Get the new Simple History limited edition T-Shirt (14 days left): https://www.bonfire.com/simple-history-1/ Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist Gates and Allen then established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, with Gates as the CEO. The name was a blend of "micro-computer" and "software". While Gates oversaw the business he would also continue to write code himself and review it before it shipped. Please do not reupload our content! SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the SImple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://www.zazzle.com/simplehistory/gifts?cg=196817456987349853 Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ http://www.simplehistory.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/simple_guides Credit: Narrator: Mike Joseph Youtube.com/EyesadriftVA Animation: Daniel Turner Artwork: Daniel Turner Music Credit Komputo - Francis Preve Far Away - MK2 GUI images: Microsoft