Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced today that he will transition out of his role beginning in July 2008 and spend more time working for his foundation.
Currently, Gates works full time at Microsoft and part time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on global health and poverty issues. Beginning two years from now, Gates said, he will work full time for the foundation and part time for Microsoft.
He announced the change two years in advance because "it gives us the time to make a strong transition and provides the full transparency we think is best."
Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen. The company went public in 1986, and Gates served as chairman and CEO until 2000, when Steve Ballmer took over the position.
http://www.forbes.com/2006/06/15/microsoft-gates-transition-cx_hc_0625gates_print.html
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> Gates Exiting CEO Position by '08 for Foundation
Bill Gates is not CEO, but Chairman of Microsoft... |
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how come no one talks about it?!
strange..
http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/002280.html
http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189401657
i think that never the less he created a corporation and made lots of noise with Google and all, i think a great person is leaving! so much donations to society!! |
He says he's not leaving.. just shifting priorities. :) |
yeah Gates is just following Scoble's trend .. :)_ |
Joel Spolski wrote a piece this morning on his first review with Bill Gates
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html |
<< > Gates Exiting CEO Position by '08 for Foundation
Bill Gates is not CEO, but Chairman of Microsoft...>>
right..
the CEO is Steve Balmar
and Gates is the chairman of MS and the founder of MS! |
Bil Gates is the CSA – Chief Software Architect..
Who will be his contender ??
my bet Kevin Turner – curentCOO – the ex CIO of UncleSam |
Ray Ozzie will be the new Chief Software Architect..
and Gates will still retain his Chairman position.
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[Moved from "Bill Gates lost Microsoft"]
Time for retirement, Bill Gates is leaving Microsoft Board
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http://richardbrandt.blogs.com/richard_brandt_on_google/2006/05/can_microsoft_s.html
insiders KNEW Bill was getting less involved in Microsoft and it would only be a matter of time according to this article
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There is something buisness about it. BE CAREFUL GOOGLE .what tactics
does he goin to make.
WHO-World Health Organisation.
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Om is taking votes...nice viewpoints here
http://gigaom.com/2006/06/18/after-bill-who/
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