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The 16 pages that link to Bill Gates, each with the reason it gives.

• Steve JobsCompared with: Gates’s software-centered strategy contrasted with Jobs’s integrated hardware-and-software approach.

• MicrosoftRelated: Gates led Microsoft during its rise from a small software venture to a major company.

• Warren BuffettRelated: Gates became Buffett’s close friend and a major partner in public philanthropy.

• Altair 8800Related: Gates helped write Altair BASIC, Microsoft’s first product.

• PhilanthrocapitalismRelated: His foundation became a prominent example of wealth, metrics, and business expertise applied to global health.

• BASICRelated: His Altair BASIC helped establish Microsoft and made BASIC central to microcomputing.

• Paul AllenRelated: Allen’s Lakeside School friend and Microsoft co-founder helped turn their software partnership into a company.

• Jeff BezosCompared with: Gates offers a comparison between software-era wealth, corporate leadership, and large-scale philanthropy.

• George SorosCompared with: His foundation-centered giving offers a prominent comparison with Soros’s advocacy-oriented philanthropy.

• Marc AndreessenCompared with: Microsoft became Netscape’s strongest platform rival during the browser wars.

• Larry EllisonCompared with: Gates led a rival software company whose products competed with Oracle’s.

• Steve BallmerRelated: Gates hired Ballmer in 1980 and handed him the chief executive role two decades later.

• Charles SimonyiRelated: Simonyi joined Microsoft in 1981 and worked under Gates during the company’s expansion.

• Gary KildallCompared with: Microsoft’s negotiations with IBM over PC software contrasted with Digital Research’s dealings.

• Melinda French GatesRelated: He co-founded the foundation with her and was her husband until their divorce.

• Michael DellRelated: Microsoft’s software partnership helped Dell sell computers built around Windows.