Bill Gates to step aside in 2008

Ars Technica -
In a surprise announcement, Microsoft revealed that cofounder, Chairman, and former CEO Bill Gates will be giving up his day-to-day duties at Microsoft. Gates is relinquishing his title of Chief Software Architect now, but will continue to be involved in the company’s operations on a daily basis until July 2008.

I knew the guy had to quit someday, he’s definitely adding a new definition to ‘Early Retirement’. If you’re interested to see where the other key players at Microsoft are moving this article is worth a read.

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