1 Bill Gates was student at Harvard, one of the top universities in the united states. At that time computers were large , expensive and difficult to use. Not many people had one at home At that time computers were large, expensive and become people had one at home. But Gates realised that computers software cheaper and simpler in the future. He also realised that people would need for their computers. Gates formed a company and later dropped out of so he could develop the new software. Today Gates is the richest man in the world. He has a fortune of US$54 billion and his company, Microsoft, employs over 88,000 people in ninety-nine countries.