My Advice to Students Get a Sound, Broad Education

of Windows is Windows 7;
the most recent server version is Windows Server 2008 R2; the most recent mobile device version is Windows Mobile 7.
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Microsoft Office was introduced by Microsoft in 1989
for Macintosh, with a version for Windows in 1990.Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of Office contained Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Now read the passage to learn what advice the writer gives to students.
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My Advice to Students: Get a Sound, Broad Education
years, Office applications have grown substantially closer with shared features
such as a common spell checker, OLE
data integration and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications scripting language. Microsoft also positions Office as a development platform for line-ofbusiness software under the Office Business Applications (OBA) brand.
productivity software.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced previously.
for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its most profitable products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is an office suite of interrelated
desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in
some cases been upheld by the courts .In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, established
in 2000.
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Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January, 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June, 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and fulltime work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief
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As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market share of the client operating systems for usage on the Internet.The most recent client version
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Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the
personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics,

Bill Gates

Microsoft
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Bill Gates
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in
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Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, try to answer the questions.
1. Would you consider dropping out of college when you face a lifetime opportunity? Why or why not? 2. What do you value most during your years at college? Why?
software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and
strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive
1 Hundreds of students send me e-mail each year asking for advice about education. They want to know what to study, or whether it's OK to drop out of college since that's what I did. 2 A smaller number of parents send messages, often poignant, seeking guidance for their son or daughter. "How can we steer our child toward success?" they ask. 3 My basic advice is simple and heartfelt: Get the best education you can. Take advantage of high school and college. Learn how to learn.
chairman.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures,
licenses, and supports a wide range of software products
software,
gies for personal and business computing. Microsoft had revenues of
US$32.19 billion for the fiscal year
ending June 2003, and employs more than 55 000 people in 85 countries and regions.
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Microsoft Office
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Additionally, a "Pro" (Professional) version of Office included Microsoft
Access and Schedule Plus. Over the
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4 It's true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out — and I'd love to have the time to go back. As I've said before, nobody should drop out college unless they believe they face the opportunity of a lifetime. And even then they should reconsider. 5 Kathy Cridland, a six-grade teacher in Ohio, wrote to say, "Several of my students claim that you never finished high school. Since you are a success, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education.