Friday, June 27th 2008

Bill Gates Retires From Microsoft

Jun 27th, 2008 04:18 Discuss (25 Comments)

The founder and head of Microsoft, the world's largest software company Bill Gates steps down on Friday. One of the richest men in the world, Gates will now work full time for his charitable organization The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The 52-year-old will continue to be chairman though, but will only retain a nominal role in the software empire. He is still is the biggest shareholder of the company and his 8.7 per cent stake in Microsoft is worth about 23 billion dollars.

Gates authored the personal computer revolution three decades ago when he founded Microsoft along with his friend Paul Allen.

Microsoft released a commemorative video paying tribute to Bill's service to the company, titled "Bill Gates: Looking back, Moving Ahead". It can be watched on the company's website here.

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25 Comments on Bill Gates Retires From Microsoft

ShadowFold

The link leads to a silverlight download page

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

Yeah, the video is in the Silverlight format.

Jess Stingray

The title of the thread has Microsoft spelt wrong...

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

Ben ClarkeThe title of the thread has Microsoft spelt wrong...

Thanks. Fixed it.

cool_recep

The video is wmw. It says: Unable to load media 'http://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/presspass/BillG/Anthem_MBR.wmv'.

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

It's in the Silverlight format, with the Silverlight browser plugin installed, it works.

tkpenalty

sigh... :(

jocksteeluk

With Gates retiring the heart has truly left the Microsoft corporation.

Unregistered

Enjoy your retirement bill.

I just watched the video,it was interesting.Without bill gates possibly windows would not have happened or we'd all be using linux or a mac.

#10

DrPepper

The Doctor is in the house

I hope someone can fill his shoes in the software company.

#11

Bundy

:toast:Cheers Bill, you certainly showed them:rockout:

#12

regan1985

its a good video, shows u that he and his friends are not as big headed as most people think and there just people that wanted to do well and people mostly hated them for that, think its a good idea for him to leave some1 might be able to change the company a bit

#13

DrPepper

The Doctor is in the house

He will still own some of the company so he will be able to direct it and such, and I hope he still designs some of the software.

#14

a111087

Ben ClarkeThe title of the thread has Microsoft spelt wrong...

you spelled "spelled" wrong :D

Bill is the man! we need more like him, who believe in importance of education and strife for progress!

#15

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

a111087you spelled "spelled" wrong :D

"spelled" is spelt in British English.

#16

a111087

btarunr"spelled" is spelt in British English.

oh.... now i feel stupid... but i can blame it on my spell check :)))

#17

CyberDruid

ShadowFoldThe link leads to a silverlight download page

Pretty funny..as usual Windows needs an update to even show you the content :roll:

#18

newconroer

tigger69Enjoy your retirement bill.

I just watched the video,it was interesting.Without bill gates possibly windows would not have happened or we'd all be using linux or a mac.

And what would have been bad? Imagine if the resources put into Windows were put into Unix.

WOW

Anyways, didn't this already happen, like several years ago?; where he stepped down and only stayed on in a small part?

Guess not.

#19

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

Perfect song for this, Fallout boy's Thanks for the memories! :rockout

Thansk Bill, Im grateful for your work.

#20

..'Ant'..

tigger69Enjoy your retirement bill.

I just watched the video,it was interesting.Without bill gates possibly windows would not have happened or we'd all be using linux or a mac.

You might be right actually. But mostly everyone is using Windows by now.

#21

Unregistered

gr8 man, sad day. hopefully microsoft does not become even more greedy .

#22

Triprift

Farewell Bill i will remember him as an innovative & generous man and one of the few billionaires i could see myself along with Richard Branson down the pub having a drink with :toast:

#23

farlex85

tigger69Enjoy your retirement bill.

I just watched the video,it was interesting.Without bill gates possibly windows would not have happened or we'd all be using linux or a mac.

Linux and mac probably wouldn't be what they are w/o windows. Windows was the basis for all os's that followed. :toast: to the man behind a revolution.

#24

CyberDruid