Bill Gates to leave Microsoft.

Giovanni · 2006-06-20, 02:43 PM

Our own little Hitler, leader of the Axis of evil, Microsoft, is leaving in two years. He will steadily give his responsibilities to other members of the corporation eventually leaving Ballmer in charge...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/15/gates.ap/index.html

Now he's leaving for a good cause, to work full time in his foundation called "The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation"... but do we really want this monkey to take over after ol' Billy is gone?

Biohazzard56 · 2006-06-20, 03:22 PM

Welcome to last week.

Giovanni · 2006-06-20, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by Biohazzard56

Welcome to last week.

Was there any post about it? Negative.

Was it more then two weeks ago? Negative.

It's 5 days old, there was no post about it and not everyone might have seen it. So shush!

LimpBIT · 2006-06-20, 04:28 PM

Ballmer is a pile

Rbstr · 2006-06-20, 04:30 PM

Hey Gio, incase you didn't know:

Gates the Chairman of the Board for microsoft but he is also the Chief Software Archietect, which means he's basicaly the head programer.

He is NOT stepping down as chairman, he is just no longer going to be a day to day employee, that is the head of microsoft's software programing/design.

Ballmer's possition is not going to change at all. Infact he was not mentioned in the article at all.(that video is really old, Ballmer has ALWAYS beem like that, thats not to say accusations of OFN are correct, we haven't had a post on it, and not everyone keeps up on tech news here)

Peacemaker · 2006-06-20, 07:35 PM

Robstr owns Gio in the side of the head.

Giovanni · 2006-06-20, 09:54 PM

He is stepping down as chairman as well from what I've heard. Same goes for the head architect position don't worry I keep up with my stuff.

Kam · 2006-06-21, 02:25 AM

Sigh. He is keeping a "consultant" position. He will work on major projects, like new operating systems or the next console. He still owns Microsoft; he still has a major roll. He is leaving to spend more time working on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, his charity that donates millions to various causes every year.

TX3RN0BILL · 2006-06-21, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by Giovanni

Our own little Hitler, leader of the Axis of evil, Microsoft, is leaving in two years.

You know how the saying goes... All empires must fall someday... This may be the beguinning of the end... or something along these lines...

Hamma · 2006-06-21, 07:45 AM

Didn't he do this about 3 years ago anyway?

Rbstr · 2006-06-21, 11:03 AM

He's been sortof elluding that it would happen.

Another thing: Comparing Gates to Hitler is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Hitler killed how many people? Gates killed?

If you honestly thing that Microsoft is evil, I sugest you seak counseling.

Hamma · 2006-06-21, 12:14 PM

Arguably if not for gates you would not be whoring the interwebs as you do today.

Mag-Mower · 2006-06-21, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

Arguably if not for gates you would not be whoring the interwebs as you do today.

What about Jobs? Apple makes operating systems too. Though the operating system sucks, they still make them (along with browsers).

Hamma · 2006-06-22, 08:38 AM

We would all be on macs, Linux was in no condition to become mainstream around the time apple was rolling.

Setari · 2006-06-22, 11:31 AM

I don't even think that counts as an argument. If mac was the only choice that was ever available (which I doubt, sooner or later competition would arise), then of course we would all be using macs. I'm just wondering if people would all turn into the stereotypical mac elitist. Think of it, a whole population of assholes.