Chris Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 REDMOND, Wash. — June 15, 2006 — 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.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 That guys rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 That guys rich!You didn't know...? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 That guys rich!But at least he is good to charity.I know that with his wealth he can afford to be but even so it shows that he has a good heart (IMHO of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 But at least he is good to charity.Very true :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacklight Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Bill gives an insanely large amount of money to charity, if anyone ever called him greedy, id give 'em a good slap over the head.The funny thing is, this happened around the time I got two macs [outnumbering one PC]... I have failed you Bill :PIt would have been hard to run a company that large with autism wouldnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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