The Bugmaster Calls it Quits: Bill Gates Announces Retirement

[mandy]

The man behind the company that spawned an operating system with a million security holes announced he will retire in 2008. He apparently tired of waiting for Windows to emerge from its decade long public test.  :twistedevil:

Microsoft Corp. today announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects.

The company announced that Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie will immediately assume the title of chief software architect and begin working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities, to ensure a smooth transition. Similarly, Chief Technical Officer Craig Mundie will immediately take the new title of chief research and strategy officer and will work closely with Gates to assume his responsibility for the company’s research and incubation efforts; Mundie also will partner with general counsel Brad Smith to guide Microsoft’s intellectual property and technology policy efforts...

full article: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press...ewsPR.mspx

[rose]

Bill Gates' Legacy: Microsoft's Top 10 Flops

1.Microsoft BOB (and son of BOB—Clippy)
2.Windows ME
3.Tablet PC/Pen Computing/eBooks
4.SPOT watches

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/...870,00.asp