25 years ago today, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates published his first book, The Road Ahead. Today, he takes a look back at what he got right … and wrong.
Recent Bill Gates Stories
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BY Paul Thurrott with 8 Comments
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has weighed in on the antitrust scrutiny facing Big Tech. His take: They all “deserve rude, unfair, and tough questions."
Bill Gates Is Stepping Down From the Microsoft Board
BY Mehedi Hassan with 5 Comments
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company's board of directors to focus more on his philanthropic work, will continue to serve as a Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella.
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Gates Gets It Right About Steve Jobs, Microsoft (Premium)
BY Paul Thurrott with 47 Comments
Steve Jobs was a magical asshole, and Bill Gates created a terrible Microsoft culture that he now regrets. Someone’s been reading Thurrott.com.
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No, Bill. No (Premium)
BY Paul Thurrott with 58 Comments
It's hard watching Microsoft’s former CEOs prostrate themselves and apologize for their previous misdeeds. Especially when they get it all wrong.
Bill Gates: Microsoft Isn’t ‘The’ Leading Company Because of Windows Phone
BY Mehedi Hassan with 46 Comments
Microsoft founder Bill Gates admits the mismanagement that led to the software giant missing out on the $400 billion business that is Android.
