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My 15 minutes with Bill Gates
Comment In the early days of PC computing Joshua Greenbaum crossed swords with Bill Gates. But one incident sticks in my mind for both the audacity of my question and the cluelessness of Gates' answer. Gates was rabidly anti-Unix, for reasons too complex... [11 Jul 2008]
Gates exit will have little impact
News Gates stepped down as Microsoft chairman on 27 June and is now focusing on philanthropic work through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates' departure from Microsoft will have no impact on the company he founded despite him being at the... [11 Jul 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News As he rides into the sunset to help make the world a better place through the multibillion dollar Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, here's a round up of the silicon.com coverage of the end of an era… [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer…
Comment The Microsoft co-founder took some time out of his schedule recently to sit down with silicon.com sister site CNET News.com to offer some reflections on the early days of the PC market, as well as thoughts on where Microsoft is now and what... [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Bill Gates formally steps down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft on Friday 27 June to pursue his philanthropic efforts through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IT chiefs have hailed his legacy to the industry. [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News But she concluded: "I think both sides will remember Gates as a nerd who made good - and ultimately did a lot of good with the billions he made through his Foundation work. Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the... [25 Jun 2008]
Photos: Gates takes final UK bow and points to a green future
Photo He discussed everything from the future of technology to politics, as well as his upcoming plans and the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates addressed the Institute of Directors in London this week in what is likely... [31 Jan 2008]
Vista - businesses not convinced
News Gates: Vista selling faster than XP ¦ Early results from the Linux Foundation's annual survey of Linux use indicate that, in those businesses and organisations that have deployed Linux desktops, just under 40 per cent are running Linux on more... [26 Nov 2007]
Microsoft licensing value under scrutiny
News Gates: Vista selling faster than XP ¦ Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust The costly Enterprise Agreements include free product updates and support over the three-year lifetime of the deals but the lack of new... [15 Nov 2007]
Microsoft dives into unified comms
News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Business Division president Jeff Raikes have formally launched several products that are key to the company's strategy of offering "unified communications" for businesses - that is, software for bringing together... [17 Oct 2007]
Bill Gates still richer than Croesus
News Second placed Warren Buffett ($52bn) may also begin to move down the rankings as he too starts transferring his own fortune into the coffers of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates has for the 13th year running topped the Forbes rich... [09 Mar 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: Stories of the year
News Bill Gates, founder of the biggest brand in IT and posterchild for the industry, has relinquished his title of chief software architect and by mid-2008 will step down from his full-time role at the company. [20 Dec 2006]
IE 7 ready for download
News Some 18 months after Bill Gates pledged to revamp Internet Explorer, Microsoft is ready with the final version of Internet Explorer 7. The Mozilla Foundation is getting closer to the launch of its own revamp, Firefox 2, which has hit the "release... [19 Oct 2006]
Gates and Ballmer get reduced bonuses
News He said he wanted to devote more time to the philanthropic ventures of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer may be valued in the billions of dollars but they didn't quite crack the $1m mark in... [05 Oct 2006]
Ray Ozzie
AS Profile Ozzie will work alongside Gates on all technical architecture and product development strategy ahead of Gates stepping down completely next year to concentrate on his charity foundation. Leading Microsoft into the post-Bill Gates era [25 Sep 2006]
