- The lighter side of Bill GatesPosted by Zack Whittaker in iGeneration on Jun 27, 2008 4:56 PM Subscribe Alerts

- As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly...[Read the rest]
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- Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on: Jun 24, 2008 6:49 AM
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