Books like Gates by Stephen Manes
Stephen Manes’ biography of Bill Gates presents a fact‑driven portrait of the youngest self‑made billionaire and most powerful figure in the computer industry. Drawing on extensive interviews with Gates’s friends, family, employees, competitors, and the entrepreneur himself, the book chronicles his early computer ventures, the creation of Microsoft BASIC, and the development of DOS—an essential operating system for over a hundred million PCs. It explores Gates’s business strategies, his battles with IBM, Apple, and others, and his expansion into broader software markets, including art, entertainment, education, and biotechnology. The narrative dispels myths about Gates, offering a comprehensive view of the man, the company, and the software industry's future.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Stephen Manes
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