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This isn't specifically Mac news, but it is a name we all know well. Bill Gates has announced that he will be stepping down from his full time role at Microsoft, something that I certainly didn't see coming. So, who will take over? Ballmer? We should be so lucky (think of the comedy potential). No, it looks like the torch has been passed to Ray Ozzie. Reply in the Mail.app with a specific quote.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mark said 7:10PM on 6-16-2006
old. and he said hes not.
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Yottabyte, Qc. said 7:22PM on 6-16-2006
DON'T PANIC
Bill should pull the MS plug.
Quoting Dave:
So long, Bill, and thanks for all the fish.
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XIV said 7:31PM on 6-16-2006
Mark, they said it today in the news, so I don't know if it's old or not, and I'm surely not saying that tv news sources are always good.
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Sean S said 7:55PM on 6-16-2006
Firstly, this is yesterdays news (as pointed out by Mark). I thought it would've been reported already, and when it wasn't I thought it was because it's not necessary Apple related (again, as already stated).
Secondly, the related photo/image is sort of a cop-out. No AP image of Mr. Gates? What about the classic Gatesborg pic? Or the Time magazine cover with he and wife as "Man of the Year?"
Thirdly, the link goes Netscape's framed version of the article, not the original. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not, but since it was the first time I had visited Netscape using this computer it took me to a full-page splashscreen.
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Jeremy W said 7:55PM on 6-16-2006
One reason for his departure.....BOOT CAMP! Bill can't compete anymore! Ok, maybe not for real, but still quite fun to ponder!
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Wouter said 7:59PM on 6-16-2006
It is clear why he is stepping out. Microsoft is on its top and with all the problems there are with Vista and nothing innovating that Microsoft brings, I would have done the same if I were Bill.
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Jon Swift said 9:36PM on 6-16-2006
Bill Gates' retirement is no big deal as I explain on my blog.
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Don Wilson said 10:04PM on 6-16-2006
Am I missing the relation of the fish quote?
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Chris H said 10:28PM on 6-16-2006
@ #7
its from the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
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Jesse said 3:18AM on 6-17-2006
ive read this multiple places as well. personally, im not a big fan of micosoft at all, but hes taking the noble way out and i respect him for that. he came, he saw, he conquered, and now his giving back. "with great wealth comes great responsibility" or something along those lines. vista is giving him enough headaches, im sure hes had enough.
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kevin said 5:54PM on 6-17-2006
Sean S,
They linked to a framed version of Netscape to purposely plug the new Netscape Rip-off of Digg. Isn't that great?
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