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1. Th gii vn khng cng bng. Bn bit iu ny ch? D bn c nhn thy s bt cng trong x hi hay khng th cng ng hy vng lm thay i c n. Vic cn lm l hy thch nghi vi n. (S d nh vy l mt mnh bn s khng th no lm thay i c s bt cng trong x hi) 2. Mi ngi s khng bao gi ng ngng n lng t trng ca bn, iu m h quan tm chnh l thnh tu m bn t c. Do , trc khi c c nhng thnh tu th bn ng nn qu ch trng hay cng iu lng t trng ca bn thn mnh ln. (Lng t trng qu cao s t l thun vi s bt li trong cng vic ca bn) 3. Thng th bn s khng th tr thnh CEO nu ch mi tt nghip trung hc. Nhng khi bn tr thnh mt CEO th khng cn ai l bn mi ch c tt nghip trung hc na. (Lc ny ngi ta s nh gi v quan tm nhiu n nng lc hn l bng cp ca bn) 4. Khi bn gp kh khn hay b tc trong cng vic th ng c on trch s phn. iu bn hc c khi gp trc tr chnh l kinh nghim v bi hc ln sau khng bao gi mc phi na. (iu cn lm lc ny l trn tnh v bt tay lm li t u) 5. Nn hiu mt iu rng: Trc khi c bn, b m bn khng phi l nhng ngi chn ngt, v v nh bn ca ngy hm nay ngh. y chnh l ci gi rt ln m b m phi tr cho s trng thnh ca bn. (Bn phi c ngha v n p cng n vi nhng ngi dnh c cuc i mnh cho s sng v trng thnh ca bn) 6. Khi i hc, bn ng th my trong lp cng khng phi l vn quan trng. Nhng khi bc chn ra x hi th mi vic li khng n gin nh vy. D i u hay lm cng vic g bn cng nn to ng cp cho mnh. (Lun t nh rng bn s lun l ngi ng u, nh vy bn s c ng lc v tinh thn nhiu hn cho s nghip ca bn thn) 7. Khi i hc, bn lun mong ch n ngy ngh l, Tt. Khi i lm th hon ton khng ging vy, dng nh l bn s khng c ngh ngi. Cng vic s cun bn i bt c lc no k c ngy ngh. (Nu l mt nhn vin lun mong ch ngy ngh l th bn s b lc hu hn so vi nhng nhn vin khc. S lc hu ny cn lun ng hnh vi s o thi v tht nghip).

8. Khi ngi trn gh nh trng, lc gp kh khn trong hc tp th c gio vin gip bn. Tuy nhin, nu lc bn li cm thy mi kh khn u do nhng yu cu qu nghim khc t pha gio vin th bn ng nn i lm sau khi tt nghip. n gin nu nh khng c nhng yu cu nghim khc t pha cng ty th chc chn bn s khng lm c g v s nhanh chng tht nghip, hn na lc ny s khng c ai gip bn c. (Nn nhn thc c rng: Cng ty s lun yu cu cao hn rt nhiu so vi trng hc. V trng hc, d bn c hc c hay khng th ch nh hng n c nhn bn. Cn cng ty bn c lm c vic hay khng th li nh hng n rt nhiu ngi) 9. Mi ngi u thch xem phim truyn hnh, nhng bn khng nn xem nhiu v khng phi l cuc sng ca bn. V cng vic cng ty mi phn nh cuc sng thc ca bn. (Bn khng nn xem nhiu v t tng ca bn s b nh hng bi nhng b phim truyn hnh . Cuc sng ca bn nn do bn quyt nh) 10. Khng bao gi ph bnh ngi khc sau lng ca h, c bit ng bao gi ph phn sp l ngi khng c nng lc, iu ny l khng ng. (Nu bn c thc mc g trong cng vic th nn ni kin ca mnh trc mt mi ngi. Cn nu nh bn lun gi thi v hnh ng phn khng sau lng ngi khc th ch c bt li cho bn m thi). Theo Hi Hin

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(Trch dch bi vit trn The Economist nhn s kin Bill Gates ri Microsoft) TT - Khi Bill Gates thnh lp Microsoft 33 nm trc y, ng t ra mt iu lut l ngi qun l phi vit m phn mm gii hn nhn vin. >> Khi Microsoft khng cn Bill
Bill Gates ra i khi nh cao - nh: microsoft.com

Ch nm nm sau, khi Microsoft gp nhiu kh khn, Bill Gates tuyn nh qun l kinh doanh Steve Ballmer, ngi trc lm vic cho Procter & Gamble, mt cng ty bn hng tiu dng. Nh sng lp v i t tay ph b lut l ca chnh mnh. Trn con ng tr thnh ngi giu nht th gii, Bill Gates tng rt nhiu ln cho php s thc dng kiu nh vy chin thng nim tin vo bn thn. Tuy nhin, nhng phm cht ca Bill Gates cha bao gi c th hin r rng nh hin nay khi ng - mt trong nhng doanh nhn v i nht ca thi i - chnh thc chia tay vi s nghip m ng dnh c i to dng ln. Khi ri Microsoft, Bill Gates s dnh ton b thi gian v cng sc cho Qu t thin Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. , thay cho Google v B T php M, ng s chng li nhng i th mi nh bnh st rt, HIV hay i ngho. La chn nhng k th ng s khi ang giai on gia

ca cuc i cn n rt nhiu s t tin, nhng cng y thc dng, v c phn chua xt. Bill Gates l ngi v cng am m tn ty vi cng vic. Ri xa Microsoft cng c ngha l tha nhn thi k rc r nht ca ng ti tri qua. C ngha l chp nhn li nguyn dnh cho nhng thin ti sng to: thnh cng, d c ln lao n u, ri cng tr thnh qu kh. Hai chin lc Vi tm nhn ln lao, Bill Gates theo ui mnh m hai chin lc trc t ai dm ngh ti. u tin l quan im cng ngh tin hc l mt ngnh kinh doanh li sut thp nhng c s lng ln. Bill Gates nhn ra rng gi phn cng vi tnh gim s thc y ngnh kinh doanh pht trin. My vi tnh c nhn c th xut hin trong mi gia nh. Li s n t vic bn nhiu sn phm vi gi r, ch khng phi l bn vi sn phm vi gi ct c. V cng ty ginh th phn ln nht s thnh cng. Th hai, Bill Gates cho rng ngnh sn xut phn cng, v vit phn mm nu tch ra hot ng c lp s pht trin mnh m hn. K c khi nhng i th ln nh Apple cng quyt gi chin lc pht trin c h iu hnh ln phn cng, th Microsoft v Intel ph v m hnh kinh doanh c. Cc cng ty phn cng v phn mm pht trin mnh m trong h thng sinh thi m Microsoft v Intel kim sot cht ch, v thu c li nhun khng l. Ra i khi nh cao Nhiu nhn vt trong ngnh cng ngh thng nho bng Microsoft l k i theo ui ngi khc. Qu tht Microsoft i khi vn bt chc cng ngh ca cc hng khc. H iu hnh u tin ca Microsoft da trn m ngi khc. Tuy nhin, Bill Gates l mt nh kinh doanh. Thin ti ca ng l kh nng hiu r ng cn g v lm th no t c iu . mt ngnh kinh doanh m nhng ngi c tm nhn hay khinh b tng ca ngi khc, s sn sng i theo nhng hng khc bit li l mt li th ln lao. D cng c khng t khuyt im, nhng Bill Gates thuc v mt tng lp v i. Mt s nh t bn cng nghip ln nh Henry Ford vn c bm tr k c khi th gii thay i v quyn lc ca h b suy sp; cn Bill Gates, vn thc dng cho n pht cui cng, ra i khi cn ang nh cao. S "xi tin tch cc" Vic chuyn giao cn li iu khin c my khng l Microsoft c tin hnh sut hai nm qua, k t thng 6-2006 khi Bill Gates ln u tin tuyn b ri Microsoft. Nay cc nhim v c phn cng nh sau: gim c iu hnh s l bn thi sinh vin v ng nghip sau ny ca Gates, Steve Ballmer, trong khi "kin trc s trng phn mm" s l Ray Ozzie. Ph trch chin lc pht trin l Craig Mundie, trong khi bo v quyn s hu tr tu c giao cho Brad Smith. T 30-6, nhng nhn vt ny s bt u iu hnh vic kinh doanh tp on phn mm khng l c doanh thu hng nm 45 t USD v tr gi c phiu l 300 t USD. Cn Bill Gates s tr thnh nh t vn chnh ca tp on, cha k vn cn gi chc ch tch hi ng cc gim c tp on. Cc thng tin chnh thc cho bit Gates s dnh phn ln thi gian cn li bng cch chi xi tch

cc s tin bc t kim c trong 33 nm qua Microsoft. V chng Gates - Melinda ni ting l nhng nh t thin ho phng nht vi qu t thin ln nht th gii: hin nay qu ny c 37 t USD. Hng chnh trong u t t thin ca Gates l chin u vi dch bnh nhng nc ngho nht v ng h cc chng trnh gio dc. Gates c ln ni xi tin cng kh nh kim tin: "Trong tng lai ti c k hoch suy ngh v vic cho tin nh th no, nu ti c tin cho". Ti sn ca Gates tnh n thng 3-2008, theo Forbes, l 58 t USD, giu th ba th gii, ch sau t ph chng khon M Warren Buffet v Carlos Slim ngi Mexico. Tuy nhin, Gates ang gim bt u t, bn c phiu Microsoft v chuyn tin vo qu t thin ca mnh. Bill Gates ra i, nh nhm v khi hi Hm 27-6 l ngy lm vic cui cng ca t ph Bill Gates ti Microsoft. Tha kinh nghim "i ph vi s t m ca bo gii, Bill Gates cho chiu mt on phim hi trn YouTube v trang web chnh thc ca cng ty (cn c th xem ti y). on phim c s gp mt khng ch ca nhiu gim c Microsoft, m cn c ti t George Clooney, ca s nhc rap Jay-Z v nhm U2 Bono, nhiu chnh khch hng u M. Trong on video, Gates bt u ngy lm vic cui ca mnh ti Microsoft bng vic tr li vn phng, xoay trn trn gh bnh, chi c ngi, tp luyn trong phng th thao, nh n. Gates cn in m vi Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama cng Al Gore. Thnh thong trn nn cc tr l ca ng ang d bo tng lai Microsoft, li thy thp thong Gates u hu cnh. on phim chm dt bng cnh Gates thu dn ri vn phng nh bt c anh chng no phi ri cng ty, nhng nh nhm v khi hi. Ni chung, c th thy cu tr li ca "Gates hu Microsoft" l: ng ang tch cc ha nhp cuc sng mi ca mt con ngi t do. Tng lai cng ngh hu Bill Gates Trong pht biu cng khai cui cng vi t cch ngi ng u Microsoft ti trin lm cng ngh cao CES 2008, Gates a ra d bo v tng lai ca ngnh vi tnh. Mt trong nhng hng pht trin chnh, theo ng, l quan im s dng nhng giao din t nhin m hin nay cha c nh gi ng mc.

C h thng truy cp vi tnh cng thay i. Nhng thit b quen thuc nh bn phm, con chut s i vo lch s, nhng ch cho nhng gii php tin li hn nh s dng chm tay v ging ni. Tt c cc k thut, t in thoi ti t s c iu khin bng ging ni v s tip xc. "Sau vi nm na, my tnh cng s c tnh cch c nhn. N s hiu lnh bng li ni, thm ch c th by t ng cm khi chng ta gin

t iu khin bng my tnh v con ngi khng cn cm vo vlng va c gii thiu ti H Lan trung tun thng su. Nhng hu Bill Gates ang lm thay i th gii vi nhng pht minh k v - nh: TTXVN

d. Nhng iu khng c ngha n s bit suy ngh. Vn cn mt bc na tin ti tr khn nhn to, nhng s l cu chuyn ca th gii phn mm hu... Bill Gates. Trn c Thnh (tng hp t Reuters, AP, Newsweek) HIU TRUNG trch dch

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Washington, ngy 21/10/1997 ng ph vi nhng li buc ti ca B T php, Hng ch to phn mm Microsoft tuyn b s cung cp cho Chnh ph lin bang nhng chuyn trc kia h vn tng kn ming bnh. > Nhng m mu hy dit Bill Gates Nhng ngi i din Microsoft t chc cuc hp khn vi Tng thng Bill Clinton ti Phng Bu dc trong Nh Trng. Nc M s l mt b phn do Microsoft s hu. Theo Steve Ballmer, ch tch Microsoft, chi tit k hoch lm n ban u d tnh s c a ra vo thng 7 nm sau v Chnh ph lin bang s thc s c li sm nht l vo qu 4/1999. Pht biu v vn ny, Tng thng Bill Clinton khng nh ng sn lng chp nhn gi chc ph ch tch Microsoft, cng lc duy tr vic qun l Chnh ph lin bang v s trc tip bo co cng vic cho Bill Gates. Khi c hi ti sao ng li giao ton quyn iu hnh cho Gates, Clinton ch mm ci, hm coi nh mt lng tin. ng lun cho rng Gates c mt l lch xn ln, rng cng dn M nn ng h v t lng tin vo Gates. c bit, vi cng v mi ca mnh ti Microsoft, Clinton c th kim c gp nhiu ln mc lng 200.000 USD hng nm m ng lnh t chic gh Tng thng M.

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Gates bc b xut di chuyn Quc hi M ti Redmond v coi l mt vic ng ngn, mc du ng khng nh rng t v tr hin nay ti tp on Microsoft, ng s a ra nhng quyt nh ng n vic iu hnh Chnh ph M. Gates tip tc nhn mnh rng Thng v H vin M ng nhin s b xa b. Microsoft khng phi l mt nn dn ch - ng ni - v hy xem chng ti lm mi vic m thm th no. i din Microsoft kt thc cuc hp bng cch khng nh rng ngi dn M s c th hi vng nhng mc thu thp hn, s gia tng trong cc dch v ca Chnh ph v s gim gi i vi tt c sn phm ca Microsoft. Cu lc b thuyn trng Ahab Tr li nm 1993, thi k yn bnh m ngi ta c th c ton b t tp ch m chng tnh c thy ci tn Bill Gates u c, Ray Noorda (CEO ca Novell) v Gates u cnh bo rng ch th ca h s phi khc hn. Khng lu sau, li cnh bo ng. Tr s ca Novell ti bang Utah pht minh ra phng thc thng minh nhm kt ni my tnh c nhn ring l v nh ng nghip trong cng vn phng c th dng chung my in v file trn my tnh. l u thp nin 1980. K t , Novell kim c hng t la t sn phm ny m Microsoft chng th thm nhp c. hai ln Microsoft t mun mua cng ty ca Noorda; song c hai ln Gates u phi kim c l ng ta thay i nh, rng nh th t thm vo! Mi vic khng phi khng c l do. Noorda cm thy Gates v nhng k thn cn t ra thn thin vi Novell ch tm hiu xem h c th lm g vi cng ty ny. Hn na, Noorda vn c th tnh b n ngon ng yn trc hng l cc li khoc lc hng nm ca Gates ti COMDEX (Bui gii thiu sn phm thng mi ca cc doanh nghip my tnh), rng nm nay Microsoft ri s mua t Novell. Trc kia, Novell tng c gi ha kh vi Microsoft trc bao li ni xu cng iu. Cnh tay phi ca Gates l Steve Ballmer, ngi c ging ni sang sng, tng nho bng Novell l k cnh tranh bn thu, chuyn bn tin tc di tr cho bo ch. K t , cuc chin bt u leo thang. Trong mt cuc phng vn, Noorda ni: Thi ca Bill Gates l s xc phm i vi ngnh cng nghip cng nh vi c th gii. ng ta gn cho Gates ci tn Thin ng cn Ballmer l K p xc ri chng ngi ngn gii thch l do. Gates l Thin ng v ng ta lun ha vung vt vi bn mi iu p nh trn thin ng, trong khi pha sau, Ballmer tay lm lm cuc xng chun b o huyt chn xc bn. Noorda t chc nhiu cuc hp vi gim c iu hnh ca Lotus, WordPerfect v cc cng ty bun bn phn mm khc. Bo ch miu t Noorda l mt ngi n ng khong 60 tui khi hu ht ng s ca ng ta mi ch khong 30. H dng nhng t knh nhi vin chi i loi ch, bc hay b gi ni v ng. Tuy nhin, Microsoft li tit l rng h tng nh t cho Ray Noorda ci tn ng gi n t a ngc. Cc gim c iu hnh Microsoft chc li k rng Noorda mc bnh ch ngha c nhn. H ch bit lc u quy quy khi ni n s gin d cung n m Noorda trt ln u Gates. Ti nghip Bill thay! - h ni vi nhau bng v mt thng cm v thng hi. Kinh doanh l mt nh nhng ni rng Bill khng c tri tim ? Sao li c mm c ming nh th c. Nathan Myhrvold, trng b phn k thut ca cng ty v cng l bn thn ca Gates, lc no cng em cu chuyn v con c voi Moby-Dick (trong tc phm kinh in ca nh vn M Herman Melville) ra k trong cc cuc hp nhn vin cp cao. Myhrvold khng th ni chnh xc iu g khin cuc i ng li thm m cht vn hc M c in n nh th song ng c th xc nh chc chn rng s vu khng ca Noorda l khng chp nhn c. Tnh cch tng ng gia Noorda v thuyn trng Ahab, nhn vt chnh trong tc phm Moby-Dick, l iu m Myhrvold mun m ch. Ahab b mt mt chn khi c m con c voi trng khng l. ng ta c th li cho vn en hay tnh khc nghit ca cng vic, song thay v th, ng ta li trt ln u Moby-Dick. p li s hn h tt ca gia nh Microsoft,

Myhrvold long trng tuyn b Noorda l thnh vin chnh thc ca cu lc b m ng ta thng minh xng ra ci tn "Cu lc b thuyn trng Ahab". V th l Cu lc b thuyn trng Ahab ngy cng c nhiu thnh vin mi, vinh hnh c Nathan Myhrvold kt np. Nathan Myhrvold l ngi bo trn vi i mt xanh xm hp hy sau i knh gng thp. B ru quai nn hn hp mu nu, , im cht xm c ct ta gn v mi tc ph mt lp xon mu nu ln xn to cho ng ta thn thi ging mt nh khoa hc hi khng khng. Nm 1986, ng ta bn mt cng ty (m ng l ngi ng sng lp) cho Microsoft vi gi 1,5 triu USD. n nm 1998, Forbes c tnh tr gi cng ty ny ln ti trn 300 triu USD. Nm nm sau khi thnh lp Cu lc b thuyn trng Ahab, Myhrvold vn lun hng ch vi sng kin thng minh ca mnh. im li danh sch hi vin Cu lc b, ng ta chuyn nhi ging v lc no cng k vi mu chuyn phim v cc hi vin. Liu Larry Ellison c phi l thnh vin ca Cu lc b khng nh? Qu xng ng! Myhrvold ni mt cch ho hng. Thnh tch Ellison c no? ng ta c 10 t USD nhng vn l k bi trn. Trong mt email, Myhrvold vit: Cc c ng tt hn nn tm mt c o quan cho Ellison. l mt hnh nh khng th qun gn phn kt cu chuyn Moby-Dick: chic xung cu h cng s thy th cn sng st ng mt chic quan ti ch xc Ahab v nh. i vi Scott McNeatly, Philippe Kahn, Jim Manzi, Myhrvold thch th k v nhng sai lm ca h, rng l nhng k hon ton b Bill m nh v lun c huyn hoc bn thn rng mnh l ngi k tc Bill. Tuy nhin, s rng r v vui v bin mt trn khun mt Myhrvold khi cp n Gary Kildall, ngi sng lp cng ty Digital Research. Nm 1980, thi im m IBM g ca c hai cng ty Microsoft v Digital Research, Bill Gates mi 25 v Gary Kildall 38 tui. C hai cng trng thnh Seattle, u l ngi da trng c u c ton hc v b no khoa hc siu vit. Gary Kildall ni ting l nh khoa hc c o to chnh quy. Ngc li, Bill Gates l tn hacker t hc, mt k b trng v lun c xu hng thng mi. Kildall l ngi pht minh; Gates l thin ti bt chc. Sau khi ly c tm bng tin s khoa hc vi tnh t i hc Washington, Kildall dy mn khoa hc vi tnh ti mt trong nhng trung tm hun luyn qun s danh ting nht M Trng o to hi qun Monterey (bang California). Trong khi Gates t ho v vi shortcut phn mm thng minh th Kildall li t khinh thng nhng tr bp tr con nh vy. Kildall l ngi c b ru quai nn, p trai, cao ln, gn gng, lch s v d dm. Tri li, Gates vi ci u x t qu li l ngi hunh hoang v t cao t i. Trn ng i, h va chm nhau t rt lu nhng mi ln nh vy li cng cho thy s khc bit gia hai ngi. Kildall, mt ng b mu mc; Gates, mt k c b ln l quanh trung tm tin hc gn i hc Washington. H tng phn nhau nh (din vin hi) Woody Allen vi (din vin thng thng) Gary Cooper Stephen Manes v Paul Andrew vit nh vy trong cun Gates. Thi k u, Microsoft ch tp trung vo ngn ng my tnh; trong khi , Digital Research ca Kildall bt u chuyn mn ha h iu hnh. Nm 1977, Gates bay ti Pacific Grove (California) bi kin i s huynh Kildall. D lc mi 21 tui nhng Gates rt nhy bn, hiu rng cn phi lin kt kim li. Kildall khng cn cu. Vic Gates tp trung vo ngn ng lp trnh hon ton ngu nhin. Mi vic bt u khi mt ngi bn thi th u ca Gates, Paul Allen a vn in t thng dng ln mt tp ch. Trn trang ba l hnh chic my vi tnh c tn gi l Altair 8080. Ed Roberts, ch tch cng ty c tr s t ti Albuquerque, ngi bn chic my trn, tha nhn rng chic my ny chng lm c g ngoi vic ku vo vo nh ong v t. y l c hi ca chng ta - Allen ni vi Gates vo mt ngy ma ng 1975, lc Gates hc nm th hai i hc Harvard. Hai ngi cng nhau thnh lp cng ty. K t , h t chn vo lnh vc kinh doanh ngn ng my tnh.

C hai gi cho Ed Roberts bc th trang trng, ni dung cp d n ha hn m h cng nhau tin hnh trc . H tuyn b rng chng ti c phin bn BASIC l tng ph hp vi Altair. ng nhin l h la gt v khng hon ton ngh thng vo vn . Tm tun tip theo , Gates v Allen thc s sng trong phng th nghim my tnh Aiken ti i hc Harvard, ch dm chp mt trn bn phm. H ngh hc lin tc, n ung tht thng vi th thc phm tp nhp rt ra t my t ng. Nhiu nm sau, cu chuyn v Altair tr thnh khonh khc ng nh trong lch s vi tnh. Thc t li khng k diu nh vy. B my tnh MITS c lp t ti mt nh hng Trung Quc trong khu vc hoang ph Albuquerque do cc cu lc b ma thot y v nhng k x ke iu hnh. Khng nhng Allen cu nguyn cho chng trnh BASIC Altair em li hiu qu m Roberts v nhn vin k thut ca ng ta cng hy vng rng my ca h s chy tt. Hai bn a ra mt tha thun. Roberts tr cho Gates v Allen trc 3.000 USD, sau hai ngi s c chia t 30-60 USD (ph thuc tng phin bn) cho mi bn copy chng trnh m Roberts bn c. Tr li Cambridge, Gates gt hi thnh cng bc u nhng gii chc sc Harvard hu nh khng hi lng. Gim c Trung tm vi tnh ti i hc ny, Thomas Cheatham, tng l thy gio ca Gates trong vi kha hc, a ra nhng ch trch i loi tht gh tm, (Bill Gates) khng phi l k d mn, hn l mt ci nht mng!. Ma ng nm , Cheatham nhn ra rng Gates ngn hng gi h thng vi tnh trong trng. Qua thng tin mt, Cheatham cn bit Gates a bn - khng phi sinh vin Harvard n lm vic trong trung tm vi tnh ca trng v mt d n thng mi. i hc Harvard chnh thc iu tra v ny nhng cui cng Gates ch b khin trch v ti t a ngi bn ngoi vo. Tht nhc nh! Vic Gates t do s dng my vi tnh ca trng lm thnh tin l cho m sinh vin hu bi Mt thng sau khi hon thnh d n Altair BASIC, Paul Allen n lm vic cho Ed Roberts vi t cch ph ch tch ph trch phn mm. Cng thi gian , Gates tip tc theo hc hai nm na ti Harvard, tip tc tranh ci vi cha m v tng lai mnh trong khi vn va hc va lm ti nh tr Sand & Sage Albuquerque. Thm ch trc khi ri Harvard, Gates gy th chuc on trong ngnh cng nghip my tnh c nhn mi m ny. Vn chnh l tin bc. Ed Roberts kim c hng triu la nh bn my cn Gates v Allen ch c th kim mt hoc hai nghn la mt thng t tin bn quyn. Ngi ta ch tr tin mua phn cng v h cn phi mua ch h khng bao gi chu chi tin cho phn mm v h c th copy min ph t bn b v tit kim c 75 USD m Roberts tnh ph cho chng trnh Altair BASIC. Trc , thc ra khng ai phi tr tin phn mm c. Khi Gates bit c s tht ny, ng ta ni a ri vit mt bc th ng vi li l ht sc cm ng a ln vi t bo. Bc th vn dng mi tinh hoa hc vn sinh vin nm th hai ca Bill Gates. Cng Allen, Bill Gates r rng ng c bi thng tng xng vi cng sc mnh nhng cch trnh by ca Gates tht sng sng v y yu t kch ng. ng ta ni vi c gi rng hu ht cc v ang n cp phn mm ca ti. Trong trng hp ny, ng ta khng nhc n chnh m gi tt c h l nhng tn trm on k tip. Sau , ng ta t bo v mnh v i bi thng mt cch tht l bch khi lm ly k l rng mnh v Allen dng hn 40.000 USD trong thi gian my tnh pht trin Altair BASIC. ng ta khng h ngi ngn khi nhc n tin - lc lng vi tui cn qu tr - v ng ta vn s tip tc giai iu tin trong sut thi gian di sau ny. ng ta thm ch khng e d ni n c mun kim tht nhiu tin trong kh nng c th. S nc ci v mu thun trong bc th ca Bill Gates khng thu ht c c gi. Ngi ta thm ch n i rng Gates sao chp ton b trong h thng my tnh i hc Harvard. H cng phn ng li bng cch gi vi bc th cnh khe tng ng n cho Gates. Nm 1973, Gary Kildall lm t vn cho Intel. Tuy nhin, c m ca ng ta khim tn hn, ging nh vic mua ci vng xuyn cho tr con hoc sa cha v vn quanh nh. Cuc sng mt gio s Monterey c tng thng nhng chng ng l bao. Kildall ch khng phi Gates, l ngi lun tun theo quy tc v tnh c tr thnh nh

kinh doanh. Lm vic cho Intel khin Kildall i i v v hng ngy trn xa l v bt u kit sc. Do , ng lp mt chic my tnh nh c th lm vic ti nh. tng hiu qu, ng vit mt chng trnh gip h tr lu tr file v nhng pht minh ng cn p v nh vy ng to ra CP/M v mt cng ty tn l Intergalactic Digital Research theo tinh thn ca thi i. Tht ng n, ng ta vit CP/M trong vng vi tun. Xt n mt h iu hnh nh ni n h thng in trong nh. Thc ra t n khng lm c g nhiu nhng nu khng c n th chng ta khng th s dng my ht bi, nghe gin my m thanh, khng xem c ng h in t hoc tivi. Xt n cc thit b ng dng cng ngh (chng trnh x l vn bn, tr chi in t) cng ging nh ni n thit b cm vo in. Ngy nay, h iu hnh (OS) bao gm mi th, t ci bn ra trong bp, my tnh, ng h, h thng x l vn bn, tr chi in t n trang web. Nhng khi quay tr li cui thp nin 1970 v u 1980, h iu hnh ng l mt cuc cch mng. H iu hnh l trung gian gia bn phm v mn hnh vi tnh. Do , s ngi mua hoc mn CP/M ca Kildall nhiu n ni CP/M bt u tr thnh tiu chun m mi ngi s dng vi tnh u i theo. Cho n thi im hai nhn vin IBM n tho lun v vic s dng h iu hnh trn mt s my tnh c nhn mi tuyt mt ca IBM, Kildall kim c hng triu la. Rt nhiu truyn tng xung quanh cuc m phn ngn ngi gia Kildall v IBM. K c tin v k c u c mi nhau n nhng ba tic khai v bng trng chim ct nhng nc st tht b v kt thc bng ly ru vang nho Taylor Fladgate. thu ban u ca my tnh c nhn, khi kim c qu nhiu tin, Kildall t chi li mi t IBM, c th v qu kiu ngo. Nhng ngi thut chuyn lun lc u trc s ng ngn mi khi nhc li. iu th v l chnh Bill Gates lm trung gian trong v IBM gp Kildall. l thi gian m Gates thng dy vo bui sng, mc qun o m khng cn tm, chui o len qua u ri x chn vo chic qun jeans, ng trong bp ngu nghin ht bt ng cc trc khi i ln l trn chic Mercedes nu. Dng nh ng ta nhiu ln qun khng nh rng nn chuyn ng ngn v hi th nng nc mi l ca Gates ra i t . Nm 1980, khi 24 tui, Bill Gates bay vng quanh th gii m khng h mt mi, n chu u, Nht cng nh bt k thnh ph no M, ni c cc nh sn xut my vi tnh quan tm n vic cp php cho sn phm ca Microsoft. Trng Gates lun mt mi b ph, u khng chi, ru khng co. Tuy nhin, khi n g ca IBM, Gates vn b com-l, mi tc di bm xm c p li, d khng hp lm nhng ti thiu cng cho thy n lc lm cho mnh trng c chnh t. Nu c th yu c mt tp th, Gates hn phi yu IBM, c bit n nhiu hn vi th h siu my tnh Big Blue. Trc khi c quan chc IBM ngh gp g, Gates tm hiu rt k v cng ty ny. i vi Gates, ngi thnh lp cng ty IBM, i Thomas Watson, gn ging nh mt anh hng siu qun. Cun sch kinh doanh m Gates yu thch ch c th l quyn The IBM Way ca Watson. Trong cuc gp, Gates ng vai mt k xo tr n ni m li ni ca ng ta xut hin khng lu hn cc dng trn mn hnh vi tnh sau khi tt my. IBM mun c CP/M ch khng phi Kildall. i vi IBM, vic gi b mt l tuyt i quan trng. cn l c vn vn ha. Ngnh cng nghip vi tnh tin hnh ci cch t chic c o i cng ci khuy ca nhn vin IBM n chic o s mi dnh vt bnh pizza v mi tc x xc ca nhn vin Microsoft. Nhng d cho nhn vin hai cng ty mc cotton hay flannel xm th IBM v Microsoft cng chng khc g nhau. IBM hng mnh thu ht c hin ti v lp nn mt nhm cao th. Ch tch IBM cn bit m ca Gates v c hai tng lm vic cho t chc United Way. Gates c phn do d khi IBM ngh xem xt vic mua li bn quyn CB/M ca Kildall. Thay vo , Gates xut gip IBM thit lp cuc hn vi Kildall ti Pacific Grove Trong cng thi gian, Paul Allen bit mt cng ty nh c tn l Seattle Computer chuyn bn QDOS dnh cho h iu hnh Quick & Dirty, c Tim Paterson son. Paterson cho bit ng ta vit QDOC bng sch hng dn CP/M.

Tha thun m Microsoft ngh vi Seattle Computer to iu kin cho Microsoft c quyn phn phi QDOS ti hng lot ngi s dng. Microsoft b ch Q v t li tn h iu hnh l DOS. Khng hiu sao tin tc v v DOS b tit l v bng nhin cc nh sn xut my vi tnh trn ton th gii in ti tr s Microsoft. Mc tiu ca Gates l mua ton b bn quyn QDOS trc khi IBM tung ra my tnh c nhn vi h iu hnh mi; v tt nhin trc khi Seattle Computer c th nh gi ton b gi tr ca h iu hnh m h ang c. Seattle ngh bn ton b bn quyn h iu hnh cho Microsoft vi gi 150.000 USD nhng Ballmer k ko xung cn 75.000 USD. Kildall bt u lm m bng vic ch ra nhng im tng ng gia CP/M v DOS. Cc yu t khc, ngoi vn gi c, cng gy nh hng n Kildall. Nhng k bt chc lun hng th vi li ch khi nghin cu nhc im ngi i trc. C Seattle v Microsoft ci tin sn phm da trn pht minh ca Kildall. Phn mm m IBM bn s dng cho my tnh c nhn chnh l phn mm tng thch vi DOS ch khng tng thch CP/M. C th cuc sng ca Kildall khng si ng v ng khng c nhiu tham vng hoc t nht cng ch m n vic i mi trong th gii vi tnh. Ngi n ng ny, c mt ngi bn miu t l a tr ln nht m ti tng bit, l ngi ch coi vic kinh doanh my tnh nh mn chi trong v s loi chi. Gates sn sng lm bt k vic g m khch hng cn; ngc li, Kildall l nh khoa hc ch mun bo v s thun khit ca pht minh trnh khi nhng b c bun bn b lu. Cu nhn vin Digital Reasearch cho bit Kildall khng h thch qun l cng ty 30 nhn vin, khng khao kht c sng trong ngi nh theo phong cch Victoria trng l, khng mong mun c phiu ca cng ty c nim yt ti u trng Wall Street. ng ta cng khng mun thu gim c iu hnh v s ngi ngoi lm hng khng kh gia nh trong Digital Research. M ca Kildall, b Emma, k: Hn rt ngy th v th vi mi th. Hn khng c khiu kinh doanh kiu git ngi. R rng l Gates li c nng khiu ny. Khi hc mn ton ti Harvard, Gates hiu lut chi: vi mi i th, bn phi t tm cch ring chin thng. Khi Gates bit rng Kildall d nh k hp ng ci t CP/M cho my tnh Hewlett-Packard, ngay hm sau, ng ta c mt ti Palo Alto c ng Hewlett k hp ng vi mnh. Nhn chung, nhn vin k thut Hewlett u thch CP/M hn nhng Gates thuyt phc c ban iu hnh Hewlett chn DOS. J ames Wallace v Jim Erickson, trong cun tiu s v Gates nhan Hard Drive, k li cuc m phn nm 1981 gia Gates v mt gim c bc trung c tn l Richard Leeds. Cao tro cu chuyn l lc Gates m vo lng bn tay mnh v cnh co: Chng ti s y Digital Research ra ngoi v kinh doanh ny!. Ed Curry, ngi hiu Gates rt r t nhng ngy Albuquerque, cho bit: l chin thut ca Bill: phi nh tan mi ngi. Hoc nng ln hoc dp h khng thng tic, nh git mt con ch mn!. c m tip theo ca Kildall l sn phm Logo, mt ngn ng vi tnh n gin n mc hc sinh trung hc cng c th s dng. Nhng mt ln na, Kildall li thua Gates. Sn phm cnh tranh vi Logo ca Microsoft l BASIC c c li th nh s h tr tip th ca IBM. Kildall sau ny m vo ngc v tht ln: By gi ti mi hiu rng my vi tnh c lm kim tin ch khng dnh cho tr tu. Trong thc t, Kildall chng rt kinh nghim g c. Kildall cng tng p kh nng truyn thng a phng tin. ng thnh lp mt cng ty tn Knowledge-Set chuyn nghin cu ci t bch khoa ton th vo CDROM. Tht ng ngn, ng ta li h hnh k vi Gates v v CDROM ton th. Sau , ng c mi pht biu chnh ti mt hi tho v CDROM do Microsoft ti tr. Bn b cnh co Kildall rng coi chng ng l tr chi trong tay Gates nhng Kildall khng ngh nh vy. ng ta cn phn pht bi din vn m khng h nhn ra rng Microsoft li dng lng tin ca ng to nn d n CDROM ton th ngay t trong trng nc. D nhin, by gi ai cng bit b CDROM Encarta ca Microsoft tr thnh b bch khoa ton th bn chy nht th gii.

Tm c ca Gates ngy cng ln. Nm 1981, chuyn san Fortune ng hnh Gates v Allen vi tiu l ngi tin phong pht trin k thut s. Cn Kildall ch c nhc n thong qua. Vi nm sau, Gates pht trin IBMPC vn vt v bi vit v Bill Gates xut hin lin tc trn Money v Time. T Business Week gi ng ta l cu b phn mm. T People a Gates (cng Ronald Reagan) vo danh sch 25 ngi hp dn nht vo nm 1983. n lc , ngoi hnh Gates tip tc khng n, vn vi mi tc b x khng chi km theo ci khuu tay chng vo mng sn khinh i. C l iu lm Kildall kh chu nht l vic cc tc gi bi bo thng khen Gates nhy bn v cng ngh hn kinh doanh. Nhng g m Gates v hai ngi bn lm c ti Trung tm vi tnh i hc Harvard tht n tng nhng khng th so vi thnh tu ca Kildall hoc ca hng lot ngi i trc. V ri, tht ma mai, sau ny Gates s lun ra oai vi Kildall mi lc mi ni: khi cng tham d hi tho my vi tnh t chc ti Khu ngh mt Playboy Wisconsin nm 1981 hay bt k lc no c c hi. David Bunnell, ngi ph trch k thut cho Ed Roberts trc khi tr thnh nh xut bn sch cng ngh vi tnh, k li: ng nhin Bill rt h h. l mt phn m mang tr c! Tuy vy, Kildall vn bt chp Gates. ng ta ni vi mi ngi rng khi thy DOS, ng ta nh thy tm tr ca mnh. Kildall tuyn b rng Gates n theo ng, li dng tng m ng p . u thp nin 1990, ng bt u vit cun Computer Chronicles, nhm xa b nhng suy ngh hoang tng v thi k u ca ngnh cng nghip vi tnh. Theo mt s ngi tng c bn tho cha xut bn, cun sch ch yu bc b s hoang tng ca Bill Gates. Gary Kildall qua i vo thng 71994 v b mt c m vo u trong mt qun bar Monterey. Nhng g thc s xy ra vo bui ti hm chng ai bit chc, ch nghe rng hm Kildall mc chic o gi-l bng da mu en vi logo HarleyDavidson v c tham gia mt v u . Hai ngy sau, ng ta cht v b xut huyt ni. T Los Angeles Times, vit v ci cht ca nn nhn, ng tiu Gary Kildall: ngi c h thng phn mm tht bi v tay i th MSDOS. Nm , Kildall 52 tui. Kildall gn ging mt thin thn i din cho nhng g tt p v thun khit trn th gii ny phng vin Wall Street Journal, Gregg Zachary vit ng kin tr n cng mc tiu ca mnh. Khi cht, ng ta c tt c. Mt chic Learjet, tu, xe gn my, ba chic Lamborghini, nhng cuc ua t Monaco, nhng chic xe hi kiu c in, mt ngi nh b bin Pebble v mt ngi nh khc Austin (bang Texas) d ngi n ng ny ch mun kim sng da vo my vi tnh v coi thnh cng v mt ti chnh nh l tai ha ch khng phi l ca tri cho. ng ta ung ru nh sinh vin i hc nm th nht hoc nh ngi c lm du cn kht. Mt ngi bn miu t ng l k tht bi. Ngi khc ni rng vic giu ln nhanh chng lm ng mt phng hng. Trong khi , ngay t lc khi nghip, Gates c mc ch r rng l kinh doanh, ch khng ch kim sng. Nm 19 tui, Gates vit trong bc th mng nhic nhng ngi s dng bn copy BASIC lu: Chng g c th lm cho ti hi lng bng vic c th thu 10 lp trnh vin v tn cng vo th trng my vi tnh bng phn mm hu ch. V ng ta lm nh vy. Gates khng ch l k c hi, bn nhng th m trc y c trao tay min ph ti trng i hc, m cn l ngi vn hnh mt dy chuyn bn hng trn ton quc... (Theo First News)