Bill Gates writes letter to all Microsoft employees on eve of 40th anniversary

Andre Yoskowitz
5 Apr 2015 9:48

40 years ago, Bill Gates and Paul Allen started a small software company that they named Microsoft.
Thanks to their creation of the Windows operating system and the Office suite of productivity tools, the company is now one of the largest corporations in the world, and Bill Gates is the wealthiest person in the world with an estimated $78 billion.

A decade ago, Gates began committing full time on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, looking to solve some of the world's biggest problems, but Gates has always been a specter around Microsoft, even more so now as the company transitions to just its third-ever CEO - Satya Nadella.
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the company's founding, Gates sent a letter to celebrate the company and its roots.

Here is the letter in its entirety:

Bill Gates mail to Microsoft employees on its 40th Anniversary #microsoft pic.twitter.com/Rwh95Mov64

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