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“When Ford sells a car, a dealer isn't allowed to take out the engine and put a different one in. When a newsstand sells the Washington Post, no one can go to the newsstand and pay them to rip out the classified section and put their own classified section in - if they could, they would do so.”

Quote by Bill Gates

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Bill Gates, born on October 28, 1955, is a renowned investor. He is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and served as the CEO and Chairman of the company. Gates has had a profound impact on the computer software industry, particularly in the development of personal computer operating systems. He stepped down as CEO in 1995 and has since focused on philanthropy, using the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund global health, education, and poverty reduction initiatives. more

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