What were some of the major news stories about Microsoft during the 1980s?

Another year, another set of records for the world's billionaire class. ... Bill Gates. $108 B. 69, United States, Microsoft, Technology. 14, Michael Bloomberg. May 22, 2020 ... By 1978, Microsoft was earning more than $1 million per year. As the company started licensing operating systems to IBM and other computer ... Feb 3, 2025 ... ... years after becoming a billionaire. By Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC ... That was 11 years after Gates took Microsoft public and became the ... Jan 17, 2022 ... Billionaires' wealth has risen more since COVID-19 began than it has in the last 14 years. At $5 trillion dollars, this is the biggest surge in ... Aug 10, 2020 ... When Bill Gates became a billionaire in 1987 at 31, he was the youngest person to ever join the three comma club. In 2008, Mark Zuckerberg ... Jan 28, 2010 ... Who of today's eight under-40 tech billionaires can catch up to Bill Gates ... were 30 and 32, respectively, when they became billionaires in 1999 ... Oct 28, 2016 ... In so many ways, Bill Gates did his most significant work outside ... year-old Gates became the world's youngest billionaire at that time. Apr 2, 2025 ... A few years later, they formed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. ... Bill and Melinda became first-time parents in April 1996 ... Aug 22, 2020 ... When Bill Gates became a billionaire in 1987 at the age of 31, he was the youngest person to ever join the three-comma club. In 2008, Mark ... Mar 18, 2024 ... Bill Gates: $129.5 billion, up from $98 billion; Steve Ballmer: $123.5 billion, up from $52.7 billion; Larry Page: $118.3 billion, up from ...