Bill Gates

Gates launches 'game player's dream'
Bill Gates has officially launched the Xbox in the US.
09:15 Thursday 15th November 2001

Gates says seven million XP copies sold so far
Bill Gates says Microsoft sold seven million copies of Windows XP in the first fortnight.
11:18 Monday 12th November 2001

Bill Gates to appear in Frasier
Bill Gates is to play a cameo role in Frasier.
14:43 Tuesday 23rd October 2001

Microsoft in talks with Chinese companies to make pocket PCs
Microsoft is in talks with several Chinese firms to manufacture mobile computing devices for the local market.
14:03 Friday 19th October 2001

Microsoft mogul tops rich list for eighth year
Bill Gates remains the richest person in the world, according to the annual survey of the 400 wealthiest Americans by Forbes Magazine.
04:08 Friday 28th September 2001

Bill Gates gets surprise call from his 'internet bench'
Two teenagers discovered the world's first internet bench could be used to make free international calls and gave Microsoft boss Bill Gates a call.
14:44 Thursday 9th August 2001

Gates donates £2.6m to UK libraries
Bill Gates has donated £2.6m to help turn public libraries in deprived areas of the UK into technology learning centres.
14:10 Tuesday 24th July 2001

Bill Gates donates $100m to UN fund to fight Aids
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $100 million to an international health fund to fight Aids.
15:26 Tuesday 19th June 2001

Bill Gates charity donates $70m to meningitis battle
The foundation created by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is donating $70 million to combat meningitis.
19:56 Wednesday 30th May 2001

Bangladeshi centre honoured by Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is to present the first annual Gates Award for Global Health to a Bangladeshi research centre.
01:47 Tuesday 8th May 2001

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