Bill Gates

And so I say to Paul that that's exponential improvement, that then computers will be almost free and they'll need a lot of software. We should do that software. And he follows when I go back to Harvard because my parents wanted me to go to college. He follows me there to kind of bug me and say, well, this revolution is going to happen. Let's get going.

And finally, when the first personal computer comes out in late 1974, I drop out and Paul and I found the company.

And finally, when the first personal computer comes out in late 1974, I drop out and Paul and I found the company.

And finally, when the first personal computer comes out in late 1974, I drop out and Paul and I found the company.

Yeah, in fact, he shows up about four years into the company, and he's the other person who plays an unbelievable role. I did manage to catch him in the middle of business school, so I got him to drop out of business school.

Yeah, in fact, he shows up about four years into the company, and he's the other person who plays an unbelievable role. I did manage to catch him in the middle of business school, so I got him to drop out of business school.

Yeah, in fact, he shows up about four years into the company, and he's the other person who plays an unbelievable role. I did manage to catch him in the middle of business school, so I got him to drop out of business school.

Yeah, also very expensive. And so, you know, we only big companies and the government have them. And so we would have to sneak in at night to get access. And, you know, we kept saying to people, these things are going to be cheap, but they didn't, you know, they didn't agree. And so we got to be the very first people. And then you have people like Steve Jobs at Apple saying,

Yeah, also very expensive. And so, you know, we only big companies and the government have them. And so we would have to sneak in at night to get access. And, you know, we kept saying to people, these things are going to be cheap, but they didn't, you know, they didn't agree. And so we got to be the very first people. And then you have people like Steve Jobs at Apple saying,

Yeah, also very expensive. And so, you know, we only big companies and the government have them. And so we would have to sneak in at night to get access. And, you know, we kept saying to people, these things are going to be cheap, but they didn't, you know, they didn't agree. And so we got to be the very first people. And then you have people like Steve Jobs at Apple saying,

where they're doing the hardware, the Apple II, and we're doing the software. So the Apple computer came with our software. Oh, it did?

where they're doing the hardware, the Apple II, and we're doing the software. So the Apple computer came with our software. Oh, it did?

where they're doing the hardware, the Apple II, and we're doing the software. So the Apple computer came with our software. Oh, it did?

Yes, absolutely. So the idea of the graphics interface where you – You use images, not just characters.

Yes, absolutely. So the idea of the graphics interface where you – You use images, not just characters.

Yes, absolutely. So the idea of the graphics interface where you – You use images, not just characters.

That's pioneered at Xerox, which made a lot of money on copying machines. And they didn't manage to make a good product. So it's actually Apple with the Macintosh and Microsoft with Windows that takes this idea of graphics interface and takes it to the masses. And, you know, now everybody knows that's... the way you use computers. You just point and click.

That's pioneered at Xerox, which made a lot of money on copying machines. And they didn't manage to make a good product. So it's actually Apple with the Macintosh and Microsoft with Windows that takes this idea of graphics interface and takes it to the masses. And, you know, now everybody knows that's... the way you use computers. You just point and click.

That's pioneered at Xerox, which made a lot of money on copying machines. And they didn't manage to make a good product. So it's actually Apple with the Macintosh and Microsoft with Windows that takes this idea of graphics interface and takes it to the masses. And, you know, now everybody knows that's... the way you use computers. You just point and click.

Yeah, it's actually pretty complicated underneath, which is why we had to hire lots of smart engineers and write a lot of code.