The time has come. On June 27th, Bill Gates will stop commuting to Microsoft's Redmond campus on a daily basis, and begin full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. You probably know that for Bill, retirement doesn't mean what it meant for your dear old granddad. He will still visit his Redmond office once per week, doing what Ballmer tells him to do. Nevertheless, it's the furthest Bill will ever separate himself from the software biz while he's living on this planet, so it's... Read Full Story
The time has come. On June 27th, Bill Gates will stop commuting to Microsoft's Redmond campus on a daily basis, and begin full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. You probably know that for Bill, retirement doesn't mean what it meant for your dear old granddad. He will still visit his Redmond office once per week, doing what Ballmer tells him to do. Nevertheless, it's the furthest Bill will ever separate himself from the software biz while he's living on this planet, so it's... Read Full Story
Today is the last day Bill Gates would be working at Microsoft. The c0-founder of the company would now focus entirely on philanthropy with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation he established along with his wife.
Gates is leaving the company at a time when it is struggling to compete against Google in the online market.
Microsoft has been working hard on establishing itself as a major player in search engine and online advertising markets.
Gates would however remain the chairman of the... Read Full Story
In a way you feel for the guy, and you feel a little upset. After starting programming at the age of 17! - he is now retiring on Friday to focus on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - which he donated $30,000,000,000 to. Thats alot of money. - I personally don't think Windows/Microsoft will be the same without Gates. That's his baby. Anyway - we love Mac. :)
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Bill Gates- Everyone knows who Bill Gates is. Software giant Microsoft owner, a little charity named after him... The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, and oh yeah... the richest man in the world. Chances are you are using his software to read this blog. You must live under a pretty big rock if you have never heard of Bill Gates. Everyone knows who the richest man in the world is. So, who ranks #2? I find that while most people can answer who the richest is (minus the poor people you may... Read Full Story
