Bill Gates steps down from full time Microsoft Role

Gates announced on Thursday that he will gradually relinquish his current role, ceding the title of chief software architect immediately, while remaining a full-time employee for the next two years. In July 2008, he will become a part-time employee and chairman.
The announcement comes as his company battles pressures on all fronts: a sagging stock price, competition from Google and nagging delays in the Vista operating system.
In a press conference held Thursday after the stock markets had closed for regular trading, Gates announced that over the next two years he will gradually step away from his daily responsibilities at the company he co-founded some 30 years ago.
Microsoft's Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie will immediately assume the title of chief software architect, Gates said. In addition, Craig Mundie, CTO for advanced strategies and policy, will immediately take the new title of chief research and strategy officer and will assume Gates' responsibilities for the company's research and incubation efforts.



Source - http://news.cnet.com/Gates-stepping-...3-6084396.html

Thread closed by Biohazard (Forum Moderator): Due to being old news.

This is very, old news, look at the publication date of that article:
Published: June 15, 2006 1:35 PM PDT Last modified: June 15, 2006 3:05 PM PDT

Didn't you watch Bill Gate's stepping down video at the last CES?

Oops sorry. He has actually stepped down even further now. His role in Microsoft is pretty small now. Obviously he is still the face of Microsoft though.

He knows Microsoft will face a very bad time shortly. Best to act sooner then later!

lol @ how old this news is. i remember hearing about this years ago.