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Microsoft Is Celebrating Her 40th Annivesary by Nobody: 6:57am On Apr 04, 2015
[b]Read the letter Bill Gates sent to Microsoft employees for the company's 40th anniversary!!!

On April 4th, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen started a little company named Microsoft. You probably know the story from there: Gates went on to become the wealthiest man in the world, and then gradually pulled back from his company to focus on broad philanthropic efforts through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (In case you missed it, Gates guest edited The Verge this February to discuss many of those charitable programs.) But Gates is far from finished at Microsoft; last year after Satya Nadella took over as CEO, Gates said he would be taking a bigger role at the company — using up to a third of his time to advise Microsoft employees on new products.

Gates sent the following letter to Microsoft employees today to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary. The letter was posted on Twitter by Amit Choudhary, and sources confirmed its authenticity to The Verge.

Tomorrow is a special day: Microsoft's 40th anniversary.
Early on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a bold idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to imagine it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the role Microsoft played in that revolution.
Today though, I am thinking much more about Microsoft's future than its past. I believe computing will evolve faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more pervasive. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new applications and empowering people even more.
Under Satya's leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are engaged in every facet of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am impressed by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and HoloLens -- and those are just a few of the many innovations that are on the way.
In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they simply do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing available everywhere even as the very notion of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.
We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and empowered countless businesses and people to realize their full potential. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come.

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Re: Microsoft Is Celebrating Her 40th Annivesary by ITbomb(m): 7:22am On Apr 04, 2015
Wake me when they start giving free mb
Re: Microsoft Is Celebrating Her 40th Annivesary by weezii(m): 7:29am On Apr 04, 2015
Okay. Happy birthday to them
Re: Microsoft Is Celebrating Her 40th Annivesary by AJOT99(m): 7:29am On Apr 04, 2015
Nice!
Re: Microsoft Is Celebrating Her 40th Annivesary by Warlord3000(m): 8:03am On Apr 04, 2015
ITbomb:
Wake me when they start giving free mb

You are in for a very long sleep then cheesy

Sleeping beauty sleep na learner for your side.. wink
Re: Microsoft Is Celebrating Her 40th Annivesary by fortech91(m): 10:53am On Apr 04, 2015
Kudos to Bill Gates and Microsoft. Indeed no history of computing can ever be complete without mentioning MICROSOFT. Congrats on your 40th anniversary.

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