Here follow crucial excerpts from Gates’ 2012 annual letter (read complete here). Emphasis in bold or italics added by Bill Gates’ Windows. Throughout my careers in software and philanthropy—and in each of my annual letters—a recurring theme has been that innovation is the key to ... Read more »
BillGatesWindows.com Foundation News Room. Bill Gates’ speech (October 18) at the foundation’s second annual Malaria Forum about the progress in the war against the dreaded parasitic disease. – Melinda told you about some of the people we met in Tanzania recently. I was impressed by ... Read more »
BillGatesWindows.com Bill Gates about the significant role that the UW’s computer systems played in his early years as a computer programmer: There were quite a few computers at the UW that we used [with Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft]. Of course, we used the CDC 6400 and the Burroughs ... Read more »
BillGatesWindows.com – Bill Gates explains the success of Kinect. We play some of the Xbox 360 Kinect games in my house and it’s hard to convey just how amazing it is when you find yourself immersed right in the middle of a game, and how much fun it is for the whole family to play games ... Read more »
BillGatesWindows.com Foundation News Room. By Bill Gates: One of the great places to go on the web for perspective on global development and the impact of aid programs is Gapminder. It’s amazing. The Gapminder World web service lets you visualize and track all countries’ progress on many ... Read more »
BillGatesWindows.com Foundation News Room. This week, I’m going to stand in front of the leaders of the largest 20 nations on earth and ask them to keep their promises – and to re-commit to helping the poorest people on earth. How on earth did I get here? Well, first off, I was asked. The ... Read more »
BillGatesWindows.com Foundation News Room. Over the last few years, I’ve worked to spread the word about the successes of foreign aid. Too often people think it’s ineffective, or wasted money, when the data suggests just the opposite. It works, and has improved the well being of the world’s ... Read more »
