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A computer shop keeper sits next to a Microsoft placard reading 'You should ask for licensed-Microsoft software' Hanoi, 21 April 2006. Bill Gates is set to meet communist Vietnam's leaders 22 April to promote licensed Microsoft products in the country where an anti-piracy industry group has charged, 90 percent of software is counterfeit.

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About Bill Gates

William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third; in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

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