American Genius Bill Gates And Steven Jobs

Question 1

is a young computer prodigy

Answer 1

Bill Gates

Question 2

is a charismatic innovator

Answer 2

Steven “Steve” Jobs

Question 3

Partner of Bill Gates

Answer 3

Paul Allen

Question 4

Partner of Steve Jobs

Answer 4

Steven Wozniak

Question 5

1969

Answer 5

Bill Gates hacked their school’s computer system during his free time.

Question 6

1974

Answer 6

Altair 8800 was released by a company in New Mexico. Gates and Allen decided to create a programming language for Altair 8800 using a command by punching holes in paper.

Question 7

1975

Answer 7

Gates and Allen opened Microsoft - focused on the OS.
Jobs and Wozniak created Apple.

Question 8

Apple was named that way because

Answer 8

It’s innovative, refreshing, and will look more friendly. Job’s mission is to create aesthetically pleasing devices.

Question 9

1977

Answer 9

Invention of Apple 2 that brought 8 million USD in sales.

Question 10

1980

Answer 10

Jobs was interested in partnering with Apple by selling soft cards which became Microsoft’s number 1 revenue.

Question 11

1981

Answer 11

Gates sold to IBM an OS that was bought from an unknown company for only 50 grand and changed its name to Microsoft DOS.

Question 12

IBM means

Answer 12

International Business Machine

Question 13

Gates made a deal with IBM and that is to…

Answer 13

Have a non-negotiated license where they can sell their OS to 3rd parties or other companies.

Question 14

This deal was considered …

Answer 14

One of the greatest business deals in history

Question 15

1983

Answer 15

Sculley became the Apple CEO and Jobs and his team started working on Macintosh or Mac.

Gates decided to copy Macintosh or Mac after having the chance to see it. He created his own GUI named MS Windows.

Question 16

1984

Answer 16

Macintosh was introduced to the public. It awed the people because of its ability to speak. However, they were only able to sell 500 copies due to its slow user experience.

Question 17

1985

Answer 17

Jobs was asked to leave Apple by the board of directors which he considered as his father-figures.

On the other hand, Gates released Windows to the public.

Question 18

1996

Answer 18

Apple is experiencing financial troubles, losing 1 billion dollars.

Question 19

1997

Answer 19

After 12 years, Jobs was asked to go back to Apple. Whereas, Gates who is experiencing a bad public reputation due to monopoly blames, decided to partner with Jobs, who is in need of funds, by investing 150 million dollars.

Question 20

2001

Answer 20

Release of iPod

Question 21

2007

Answer 21

release of iPhone

Question 22

2011

Answer 22

Gates became a philanthropist. Jobs died of pancreatic cancer after quitting his job.