Bill Gates Home

A Million Dollar Residence

Bill Gates' house is a large earth-sheltered mansion in the side of a hill overlooking Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The 66,000 sq ft house is noted for its design and the technology it incorporates. It is nicknamed Xanadu 2.0.

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In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US $1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million. The house is a modern design in the Pacific lodge style, with classic features such as a large private library with a dome shaped roof and oculus (light well).

The address of the mansion is 1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, WA 98039.

The house also features an estate-wide server system running Windows and heated floors and driveways. Guests wear pins that upon entrance of a room automatically adjust temperature, music, and lighting based on the guest's preferences, according to the narration in the virtual tour below.

The lot was purchased in December 1988 for $2 million, and construction occurred over a period of seven and a half years with nominal completion in 1995. The house is located on the east end of the lot, which is located on a hill.

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA.

Paul Allen and Bill Gates, childhood friends with a passion in computer programming, were seeking to make a successful business utilizing their shared skills. The January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics featured Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems's (MITS) Altair 8800 microcomputer. 

They developed the interpreter on a simulator and not the actual device, the interpreter worked flawlessly when they demonstrated the interpreter to MITS in Albuquerque, New Mexico in March 1975. 

Then, they officially established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, with Gates as the CEO.

Starting from Operating System they expanded their business world wide. The Microsoft Business Division produces Microsoft Office including Microsoft Office 2010, the company's line of office software. The company expanded into new markets.