Bill Gates

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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Would Microsoft ever split itself up?: Might a Gates-less Microsoft be rethinking whether a more decentralized Microsoft might be better able to fend off its growing list of competitors? [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jun 27, 2008 8:33 AM
Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most: One of the most disheartening things that can happen in any job is when the boss that inspired you, the one you loved to learn from and who made a... [Read the rest]; Posted by Deb Perelman in The IT Grind on: Jun 26, 2008 1:31 PM
Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?: Will Microsoft become more open to open source with the departure of Bill Gates? It’s a tough call. Observers from both the open and closed source worlds say the exit... [Read the rest]; Posted by Paula Rooney in Linux and Open Source on: Jun 26, 2008 12:12 AM
Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?: Joel Spolsky, the CEO of Fog Creek Software -- and a one-time member of Microsoft's Excel team back in the early 1990s (Microsoft's "glory days") -- has a really great... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jun 25, 2008 2:22 PM
Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logic: Analyzing IT program management failures with the perfect vision of hindsight often leads the observer through a senseless and convoluted maze of past decisions. Studying the Byzantine and idiotic logic... [Read the rest]; Posted by Michael Krigsman in IT Project Failures on: Jun 25, 2008 7:03 AM
Is Bill Gates a secret cloud convert?: In Bill Gates' final week on Microsoft's full-time payroll, he seems to be dropping hints that he's starting to realize that cloud is a better way of doing many of... [Read the rest]; Posted by Phil Wainewright in Software as Services on: Jun 25, 2008 2:40 AM
Is Microsoft accessible without Bill Gates?: Bill Gates cannot escape the perception that he is still Microsoft’s sole visionary. The company is going to have to seriously step up its branding efforts – perhaps through social... [Read the rest]; Posted by Jennifer Leggio in Feeds on: Jun 24, 2008 1:06 PM
The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded age: Demanding that medical researchers pool their findings before they get the money they need to proceed is highly audacious. We haven't heard the last from Bill Gates. I'm glad I'm... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on: Jun 24, 2008 6:49 AM
How many people does it take to fill Bill Gates' shoes?: In a new video interview posted to Microsoft's Channel 9 Web site on June 23, Chairman Bill Gates adds a third group of folks to the list of those who... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jun 23, 2008 3:14 PM
Gates hints about Microsoft's cloud futures on his way out: I've been wading through lots of the "Goodbye Gates" coverage over the past few days. An interview Gates did with former PC Magazine Editor Michael Miller caught my eye --... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jun 23, 2008 10:45 AM