andthecrueltyoftheguardsandmyfriendswhohaddied.IfeltIwouldnotbeabletodoit,butmyfamilyencouragedme.TheysaidthatthejobandthepayfromthenewSouthAfricagovernmentweremyrewardafterworkingallmylifeforequalrightsfortheBlacks.Sonowat51Iamproudtoshowvisitorsovertheprison,forIhelpedtomakeourpeoplefreeintheirownland.AfollowerofBillGatesIhavebeenafriendofBillGatesforalongtime.IknewhimwhenhewasastudentatHarvardUniversity.WeweresurprisedwhenheleftUniversitytosetuphisowncompany”Microsoft”andmakehisownsoftware.Buthewasthecleverone!HeisverygoodatwritingcomputerlanguagesandalmostallcomputersnowuseMicrosoftsoftware.Theprogram“Word”isusedfromBritaintoChina!Ofcoursehehasmadealotofmoneyandthatmakespeopleveryjealous.Theywanttostophissuccess.Eventhegovernmentisagainsthimandhastriedtobreakhiscompanyintotwoparts.Theysaythatheisunfairtootherpeoplewhowanttosellsimilarsoftware.Becausehefitshisnewsoftwarefreeineverynewcomputer,thegovernmentsaysheisstoppingothercompaniesfromsellingtheirprograms.Thisisnotfair.Everyoneshouldbeabletodowhattheycantomaketheircompanybigger.BillGateshasnotonlydonewhathecantostopothercompetitors.Heisveryrich,butheisgenerous.Hehasgivenmillionsofdollarstohelptheeducationandthehealthofmanychildrenaroundtheworld.YoucouldnotmeetabettermanthanBillGates.AcompetitorsofBillGatesBillGateshasbeenverysuccessfulandbecomeveryrich.Heisverygenerousbuthowhashegothismoney?Hehasdownthisbymakingsurethatnooneelsewillbeabletocompetewithhissoftware.Hissoftwareisnotthebestbutitisusedmostwidelyintheworld.Whenheseeswhatisneeded,hemakesaprogramandproducesitquickerthananybodyelse.Thatwayhegetsalargepartofthesoftwaremarket.Thenheworksonimprovingthesoftwarelater.Hetrieshardtostopothersmakingbettersoftware.In1995thegovernmenttriedtomakethingsfairerforpeoplelikeme.ThegovernmentwantedtomakeMicrosoftintotwocompaniessothatneitherofthemwassostrongnorsorich.Thismeantthattheycouldnotstopsomebodyelsemakingnewsoftware.Ialwayswonderhowhecouldgetsorichsoquickly.Hashedoneitbyfairmeans?Orhashedoneitbybeingacomputer