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In this part of our biography podcast, find out how Microsoft's success made Bill Gates the richest person in the world, and Bill Gates' contribution to charity. Listen to the biography of Bill Gates now.
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- Investigations from the Justice department - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.
- List of the richest people in the world in 1995 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1995/07/05/bill-gates-tops-forbess-list-of-worlds-richest/d6fa8522-2ccb-4635-b722-0b0b6b31bbd3/
- Microsoft's employees become millionaires - https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/business/yourmoney/the-microsoft-millionaires-come-of-age.html
- Ten largest non-profit organizations in the world in 2019 - https://largest.org/misc/nonprofits/
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- Microsoft's employees become millionaires - https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/business/yourmoney/the-microsoft-millionaires-come-of-age.html
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