GATES BILL. GOOD LUCK HAS SMILED

In the middle of 1977 Microsoft carried on negotiations with the several companies for transfer of licences on MS-Basic, but Robert, including itself the individual proprietor has refused to give the licence on ' the ' Basic to other manufacturers. Without having settled a problem peacefully, Gates and Allen have been compelled to address in court.

Process lasted six long months during which Microsoft has been compelled to struggle with financial difficulties. In the end of the year Bill has carried case: Roberts's company has received right of use MS-Basic, a Microsoft - on its sale at own discretion. After that Gates's firm already more never faced financial problems.

During the same time Microsoft, aspiring to that in its assortment was not only Basic, has let out own Fortran, and then Cobol and Pascal. Good luck has smiled to young businessmen, and by 1978 they undividedly dominated in the market of languages for microcomputers. In the company which were in Albuquerque, 13 persons already worked. Allen and Gates prosecuted organizational subjects: the Floor watched working out of the new software, and Bill kept in touch with manufacturers of computers and operated daily activity of firm. By this time has ripened a question on change of its place of activity.

Company Microsoft has transferred the headquarters To 1979 in Belvju near Seattle. One year later firm IBM has ordered Microsoft working out of programming languages for its new personal computer. Gates, from its part, has suggested to incur also and to this computer - he knew operating system creation what to write ' from zero ' it it is not necessary. Firm Microsoft Operating system (MS-DOS) was based on 86-DOS which has been developed by T.Patersonom and subsequently is got at it by Bill.