Originally posted by: stash
I think Gates knows MS is about to die a horrible death and the computing industry is going to go with it. He wanted to jump ship instead of go down with it like the captian is suposed to.
You're talking about a company that generates a billion (with a B) dollars of
profit every single month. Think you might want to revise your ludicrous statement now?
Bill is leaving because he has more money than he knows what to do with. Or rather, he does know what to do with it...use it to make the world a better place.
With the donation from Buffet, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is now required, by law, to donate about 3 billion dollars a year. There are plenty of capable people in place at Microsoft now to keep things humming along, freeing Bill up to pursue this other passion.
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