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Change "Big Blue" to "IBM" to make it more obvious it's the same company. Reasoning: For those unaware of the nickname, it's a bit confusing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.62.84.172 (talk) 00:55, 14 January 2018‎ (UTC)[reply]

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Bill Gates

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Result: Kept Issues dealt with AIRcorn (talk) 09:04, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article was listed as GA just over 10 years ago. However, since then we've got a few issues:

Criticism section affecting neutrality
Recognition section structured with bullet points and not prose
External business ventures and investments structured with bullet points
Personal life / personal donations sections with short paragraphs and doesn't flow very well
In media section lavishly bullet pointed with little explanation/description. Wondering how relevant it is.
Sources - there's a Facebook source (unreliable) and potentially other errors down there — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lizzy150 (talk • contribs) 10:18, 2 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Update from me - I've been cleaning up the article myself so this should hopefully be recovered. Phew! Just Lizzy^(talk) 12:54, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Lizzy150 are you happy that this is up to standard now? AIRcorn (talk) 21:42, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think it's safe to remove this reassessment. Article is in better shape and can be brought back to GA. Thanks. Just Lizzy^(talk) 22:48, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 Sept 2020

Please add "Honorary Knight Commander Order Of British Empire (KBE)." Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexiscid (talk • contribs) 04:55, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a source to tell us about this? HiLo48 (talk) 05:13, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is already in the article in the "Recognition" section; there is also an entry in the "FAQ" above. Kuru (talk) 11:08, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Judge Jackson's rulings against Microsoft. It should be added to the section about Microsoft sue — Preceding unsigned comment added by BenGanot (talk • contribs) 23:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2021

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the co-founder of Microsoft Tgonedes (talk) 11:15, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To editor Tgonedes:

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 12:08, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ancestry

why did his jewish ancestry "disappear"? quite odd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.108.129.198 (talk) 23:10, 20 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]