Bill Gates and ex-wife Melinda Gates had an agreement that he would continue to get in touch with his ex-girlfriend, Ann Winblad, and go on holidays every year.
Walter Issacson, a reporter for the Time Magazine, made these revelations in a profile piece of the Microsoft co-founder in 1997.
According to the article cited by this portal on 3News, Bill and Ann Winblad (ex-girlfriend) met in 1984 at a Ben Rosen-Esther Dyson computer conference. After a brief friendship, they started going on ‘virtual dates’ by watching the same movie, at the same time, in different cities and discussing it on their phones.
He further disclosed that Bill and his ex-girlfriend, Ann, spend long weekends vacationing together every year. They said they share thoughts about the world and themselves whilst discussing Biotechnology.
70-year-old Ann Winblad is a software entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Few days ago Bill and Melinda announced their divorce.
In a message on the Microsoft founder’s Twitter account, the couple said they made the decision after “a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship”.
Gates, the fourth richest man in the world with a net worth of $130bn (£93bn), married Melinda in January 1994.
“Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” they said.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
