Khipha umuntu owasungula i-Microsoft
Context:Ukugawula izihlahla kwakuyimboni yokuqala enkulu yaseSeattle, kodwa ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, leli dolobha lase liphenduke isikhungo sezentengiselwano nokwakha imikhumbi njengesango eliya e-Alaska ngesikhathi seKlondike Gold Rush. Ukukhula ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II ngokwengxenye kwakungenxa yenkampani yendawo iBoeing, eyasungula iSeattle njengesikhungo sokukhiqiza izindiza. Indawo yaseSeattle yathuthuka yaba yisikhungo sobuchwepheshe kusukela ngawo-1980 kuya phambili nezinkampani ezinjengeMicrosoft ezisungulwe esifundeni; umsunguli weMicrosoft uBill Gates ungumhlali waseSeattle ngokuzalwa. Umthengisi we-inthanethi i-Amazon wasungulwa eSeattle ngo-1994, kanti inkampani enkulu yezindiza i-Alaska Airlines isekelwe e-SeaTac, eWashington, ekhonza isikhumulo sezindiza saseSeattle, i-Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ukwanda kwezinkampani ezintsha ze-software, ezobuchwepheshe kanye ne-Internet kwaholela ekuvuseleleni umnotho, okwandisa inani labantu kuleli dolobha cishe ngo-50,000 phakathi kuka-1990 no-2000.
UBill Gates