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Bill Gates smiling and wearing glasses, a dark suit, a pale shirt, and a patterned tie.

Bill Gates

American computer programmer and entrepreneur

Steve Ballmer in 2009, wearing a suit, white shirt, and red tie, looking slightly upward with a neutral expression.

Steve Ballmer

American businessman

Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and CEO of Tencent, speaks at a podium during the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2018 in Guiyang, with a blue background displaying his name.

Ma Huateng

Chinese business executive