Bill Gates: A Biography Chapter 3-2 Early Days of Microsoft

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6.  How did Gates and Allen secure their first major contract for Microsoft?

2024-06-21

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  莫琳微
  The process of Bill Gates and Paul Allen winning Microsoft's first important contract is as follows: Firstly, they precisely defined the rights of software developers, sellers, and users through Gates' legal knowledge, laying a solid foundation for their future business activities. Then they learned that Edward Roberts, CEO of Altair manufacturer MITS, was looking for someone who could provide a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 computer. Gates and Allen acted quickly, telling Roberts that they had an upcoming version of the BASIC programming language and promising that if their BASIC could run successfully, they should receive a contract. Over the next eight weeks, Gates and Allen worked frantically, and ultimately Allen successfully demonstrated their BASIC language to Roberts and ran it smoothly. Therefore, they successfully obtained this contract, which was also Microsoft's first important contract. In addition, Gates and Allen cleverly added a clause to the contract requiring MITS to do their best to promote Microsoft's software, otherwise the agreement would be invalid. This clause later played an important role in helping Microsoft defend its rights in the face of difficulties. Overall, Gates and Allen, with their technological prowess, business acumen, and precise control over contract terms, successfully secured Microsoft's first important contract, laying a solid foundation for its development.

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  许家璐
  Gates and Allen received Microsoft's first major contract, mainly through the network resources of Gates's mother.Because Gates' mother is a board member of IBM, which provides a crucial bridge for the collaboration between Microsoft and IBM.

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