Bill Gates, one of the world's richest people, has faced a lot of criticism for accumulating his wealth, including Microsoft's monopoly issues.
But now, he's declared "creative capitalism," focusing on the world's marginalized, and is actively working as a philanthropic angel. We examine the achievements and failures of Bill Gates, a role model for the IT era, and explore the potential of creative capitalism.

While walking on the Harvard campus, Paul Allen happened to come across the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics.
What caught Allen's eye at the time was the large photo of the Altair 8800 on the magazine's front page. The Altair 8800, manufactured by MITS, was considered a revolutionary microcomputer at the time.
The magazine's description at the time was, "The most powerful minicomputer project ever presented? You can build one for under $400."
Paul Allen quickly bought the magazine and ran straight to Bill Gates to convince him that he should develop a computer language for the Altair 8800.
The two, both precocious computer geniuses, had already developed programs together while attending Lakeside School in Seattle.
The magazine Popular Electronics, which Paul Allen had casually glanced at that day, became the starting point of a huge movement that would change the course of computer history not only in the United States but around the world.
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IBM's PC created a huge sensation as soon as it was released, and it quickly rose to the top of the industry.
The number of computer users also increased explosively.
The number of computer users, which was only about 300,000 in 1980, approached 2.9 million by 1983.
It was so powerful that it could almost be called an information revolution.
During this process, IBM emerged as the industry standard, surpassing established powerhouses like Apple, Tandy, and Commodore. For IBM, which had boldly entered the PC market, this period was a most exciting time.
Naturally, this situation came as a great gift to Bill Gates as well.
In particular, since Microsoft had secured distribution rights for DOS programs through negotiations with IBM, as the PC market expanded, Microsoft's revenue also began to increase.
Moreover, as IBM compatible PCs continued to appear, MS-DOS became the default operating system for all computers.
It was virtually the first demonstration that one could join the ranks of billionaires with just one piece of software.
Bill Gates' ambitious vision of dominating the world with standards he created was slowly becoming a reality.
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30~31

Dreams make people's lives beautiful.
In particular, a dream that has been cherished since childhood can become a strong support that sustains you throughout your life.
For Bill Gates, that dream was a vision of a computer on every desk, in every home.
Bill Gates has been dreaming of a future of affordable computers since he was a teenager.
Of course, it wasn't simply a dream of a world where every home had a computer, but a dream of installing the software he created on the PCs in every home.
In fact, that dream was also the founding philosophy when he created Microsoft in 1975.
And that dream was the driving force that later made Bill Gates a central figure in the PC revolution.
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41~42

After Bill Gates started to show interest in philanthropy, he began to show more interest in 'living together' rather than speed or competition.
In particular, after stepping down from Microsoft's management activities at the end of June 2008, Bill Gates prioritized a life of "looking around" over "speed."
Bill Gates, who had previously appeared to the public primarily through Microsoft, transformed into a pure philanthropist in the second half of 2008.
And that transformation, along with his philosophy of creative capitalism, will be judged again by many.
How he will be evaluated in that trial will depend entirely on how Bill Gates himself performs.

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87~88