Bill Gates Retiring from Microsoft

Transitioning over next 2 years

[jcoronella]

Microsoft Corp. said its founder and longtime leader Bill Gates will step down from his day-to-day duties at the software giant in July 2008 to focus full-time on his nonprofit foundation.

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[BillyS]

>>Warren Buffet has announced he plans to give away much of his fortune - much of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

I guess Warren Buffet admires Bill Gates too. Not sure what graeme_p's going say now that his hero's hero is Bill Gates. ;)

[hdpt00]

Yah, lol. Man did that announcement come at a perfect time, haha.

[wmuser]

This has been confirmed,Burrne's press conference has just finished on CNN,he has donated $37 billions