How did bill gates come up with the name Microsoft?

Answer 1

They(Gates and Paul Allen) first developed BASIC, an instruction set for a very early computer platform developed at MIT. They called their company Micro-Soft. They later bought an early version of DOS (disk operating system) then started to develop it into a more user friendly operating system for IBM, which they called MS DOS. Eventually, they created Windows when PC's started to take hold in the market and they saw a need for a common operating system.

Answer 2

Bill Gates invented Microsoft in 1985. Bill Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. Bill is an American business magnate, philanthropist, the world's third richest person (as of February 8, 2008), the richest American (as of September 17, 2008), and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

Answer 3

Bill Gates did not come up with the name, it was his partner Paul Allen. It was originally called Micro-Soft, a shortened version of microprocessor and software.

Answer 4

Bill gates was inspired by his interest in computing, technology and programming. He was driven by a belief that the computer would become a very important tool.

Answer 5

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