2006-10-05 01:58:45 · 5 answers · asked by sassy_anne17 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Because we are currently in the information age. And Bill Gates made he's fortune from just an idea. Hence he is the "new Edison or Ford".
2006-10-05 02:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by Alex S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has become the Edison and Ford of our age. A technologist turned entrepreneur, he embodies the digital era. His success stems from his personality: an awesome and at times frightening blend of brilliance, drive, competitiveness and personal intensity....
lot of computer companies have concluded the same. In the 21 years since he dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft, William Henry Gates III, 41, has thrashed competitors in the world of desktop operating systems and application software. Now he is attempting the audacious feat of expanding Microsoft from a software company into a media and content company.
In the process he has amassed a fortune worth (as of last Friday) $23.9 billion. The 88% rise in Microsoft stock in 1996 meant he made on paper more than $10.9 billion, or about $30 million a day. That makes him the world's richest person, by far. But he's more than that. He has become the Edison and Ford of our age. A technologist turned entrepreneur, he embodies the digital era
2006-10-05 02:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by ????? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gates, Edison and Ford did one thing very well. Make a product that everybody wants. Or even better, make everybody want it.
Ford made a car so 'cheap' everybody could afford one. Edison was the man that invented stuff we still can't do without in our daily life. Gates did this for personal computers.
All three made a bundle, that is also a major thing they have in common.
2006-10-05 02:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he ushered in a new age of technological innovation. Just as Edison invented the light bulb and Ford advanced the automobile...Gates brought desktop computing to the masses via his operating system DOS and later Windows.
2006-10-05 02:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Brand X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think invention and changing the way we live our lives.
2006-10-05 02:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋