TechWeb - InformationWeek - As Bill Gates packs up his "#1 software architect" mug and prepares to leave his daily duties at Microsoft, we take a look at the character traits that put him on top of the software industry. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades building the US software colossus.
PC World - Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental... -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:20:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present.
NewsFactor - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates "retired" at 52 Friday from the company he cofounded to spend more time with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has given more than $16.5 billion in grants worldwide. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:50:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Bill Gates said a teary
goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp , the software
maker he built into the world's most valuable technology
company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on
every desk and in every home.
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft is using its massive influence to better pursue a market that's made VMware one of the most valuable software companies in the world. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:21:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Despite the hoopla about Microsoft's upcoming release, executive John Gilmartin says Hyper-V is six to seven years behind VMware's technology curve. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Microsoft's Bill Gates told
journalist Tom Brokaw he does not think a deal with Yahoo Inc
was likely, CNBC reported on Friday.
AP - It is almost unthinkable that any one human could pick up where Bill Gates leaves off when he ends his full-time tenure Friday as Microsoft's leader.
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
NewsFactor - As Bill Gates enjoyed his last day as a Microsoft employee Friday, rumors swirled that CEO Steve Ballmer was ready to make a powerful move to improve search capability. An unconfirmed report in VentureBeat said Microsoft will acquire semantic-search start-up PowerSet for $100 million. -- read full article
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:55:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
