Word. Windows. Powerpoint. Xbox. All of these products were created by Bill Gates and likely used by most for school projects, business presentations, papers or a way to kill the time, impacting many lives. Bill Gates started his business, Microsoft, from scratch and by using his innovating thinking, he built Microsoft into a multi-billion dollar corporation and he became one of the richest men in the world. Bill Gates and Microsoft had the greatest impact on society and culture through his impact from Microsoft, his impact socially and his impact through philanthropy. “Microsoft operating systems controlled nearly 90 percent of the world's PCs, and that the company commanded 44 percent of the world software market” and was a major software