50 years ago, a young Bill Gates took on the 'software pirates'
MilnerRoute Sunday, February 01, 2026
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The article explores how a young Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, confronted software piracy in the 1970s, which was a significant issue in the emerging personal computer industry at the time, and how his efforts laid the groundwork for the software licensing and protection model that became standard in the industry.
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