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Bill Gates Leaving Microsoft, Sort Of

Originally published by "dbarker" on 2006-06-15 08:57:00Z

Bill Gates to step down from Microsoft: Wow. But he’s always been great from a philanthropic standpoint, so he’ll do well just running his foundation.

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday he will transition out of a day-to-day role at the company he co-founded to spend more time on global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Say what you like about his company, but Bill Gates is a pretty great guy overall. He really has always had an eye for the big picture, beyond Microsoft.

Ray Ozzie will take Gates’s current job as Chief Software Architect. He’s come a long way from Lotus Notes.

Comment by "Brian" on 2006-06-15 14:45:00Z
Video of Bill and Steve about 5 minutes long. [http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=205005](http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=205005)
Comment by "Erin Schwartz Age 13" on 2006-10-03 06:34:00Z
You can't step down you are the best! Sincerly your fan Erin
Comment by "Hunter Tindill" on 2007-06-19 17:36:00Z
Bill Your My Hero & Idol
Comment by "Mary" on 2007-12-18 08:10:00Z
Microsoft Sucks and so does Bill Gates!