the Silicon Valley. The movie Pirates of Silicon Valley portrays how Steve Jobs and Apple got started and how Bill Gates and Microsoft got started. The movie is told through the viewpoint from people that worked with both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The documentary shows how both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates struggled through college and how they started both Apple and Microsoft. Throughout the movie‚ there were numerous instances of unethical behavior. Business ethics are the moral principles that
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Bill Gates: Biography William H. Gates Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation‚ the leading provider‚ worldwide‚ of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $8.6 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1996‚ and employs more than 20‚000 people in 48 countries. Born on October 28‚ 1955‚ Gates and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father‚ William H. Gates II
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computer is off is called hardware‚ some examples could be a scanner‚ a monitor and a printer. 2. Define software‚ giving examples: Anything which we can see on the screen when the computer is on is called software‚ some examples could be Microsoft Excel‚ Microsoft Word‚ and Internet Explorer 3. Describe the difference between hardware and software: The difference is that you can touch hardware unlike the software. Also you can download software’s but a hardware you have to buy it‚ also the hardware
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written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The film stars Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs. (Wikipedia.com) "The Pirates of Silicon Valley" is about the beginning of both Apple and Microsoft. Steve Jobs and his buddy Steve Wozniak have a tiny computer they’ve invented which is causing a lot of excitement. Eventually‚ they’re getting orders
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Lotus‚ products in every applications category‚ ultimately resulting in Notes. . Competition Heats Up Competition in the industry was intense during 1990. Borland and Microsoft had both emerged as large competitors of Lotus. Each had develop duplicate versions of Lotus¡¦s 1-2-3- program. The popularity of Microsoft surprised the industry when the company introduced a bundled ¡§suite¡¨ that included its spreadsheets‚ word processors‚ graphics package‚ and database manager. There strategic
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Gates and Martin Luther King Jr. Bill Gates has virtually become a household name because of Microsoft. Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech. Bill Gates and Martin Luther King Jr. had numerous contributions to society and they worked through great lengths to make it happen. When you think of computer software one name comes to mind and it is Microsoft. In today’s world‚ Microsoft is loaded on every computer usually as a trial. “Gates attended public elementary school and
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Bibliography 6 xxxx6 Product overview: The xbox is one of the most incredible inventions that have reached the market place in the last decade. The xbox Console in a video gaming and multimedia platform brand designed and manufactured by Microsoft and the first model was launched in November 2001 in the USA. The product is more than just a gaming device that is viewed through a computer monitor or television. The games are very interactive you are able to connect online to play and communicate
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Running Head: QUICKBOOKS QuickBooks BA Project Paper Penn State Harrisburg University I. INTRODUCTION Information Technology (IT) is a foundation for conducting business today. It plays a critical role in increasing productivity of firms and entire nation. It is proven that firms who invested in IT have experienced continued growth in productivity and efficiency. Many companies’ survival and even existence without use of IT is unimaginable. IT has become the largest component of capital investment
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creating. He thinks everybody should have own invention. In America today‚ 2 out of every 3 homes have a computer. Gates’ foresight and vision regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry as we know it today. In the dozen years since Microsoft went public‚ Gates has donated more than $800 million to charities‚ including $200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America take advantage of new technologies and the Information
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since they first came out. Microsoft and Sony have been in competition for years‚ ever since Microsoft released the Xbox to compete with the almighty PS2. The newest consoles from these companies‚ the Xbox One and the PS4 have yet again been a major battle. The new game stations have up to date hardware‚ slim designs‚ and great games. Both the Xbox One and PS4 are only available in black‚ but VERY rare white Xbox Ones were given out to the employees at Microsoft and some are probably for sale
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