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Gates was relentless, too. He played poker in the computer industry, probably the most frantically competitive industry in the world, for over three decades. A multi-billionaire while still a young man, he could have retired from Microsoft much earlier than he did. Today, with his philanthropic activities at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, coupled with his non-executive chairman position at Microsoft, he seems to cram as much, if not more, into his year than he did as Microsoft CEO.