Gates to retire in 2008

o_someoldguy · 06-15-2006, 09:42 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...orpNewsPR.mspx

REDMOND, Wash. — June 15, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects.

o_frenchtoast · 06-15-2006, 09:43 PM

What does Gates do daily? Count his money?

o_anshinritsumai · 06-15-2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

What does Gates do daily? Count his money?

More like donate over 70% of his profits to charity...

o_yomamashouse · 06-15-2006, 10:03 PM

Or get whipped by his wife who makes him pay all HIS money to charities and then takes the credit.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 06-15-2006, 11:00 PM

IIRC Gates actually has always had a love for the Development and Engineering side of things and has kept some touch with certain projects. Who knows what this means really. :whoknows:

Lost · 06-15-2006, 11:13 PM

He's a smart man, donations mean tax breaks and kickbacks. That way Uncle Sam doesn't get everything.

o_frenchtoast · 06-16-2006, 02:58 AM

Saying again implies that you've worked before...

o_uber · 06-16-2006, 03:26 PM

Someone's jealous.

o_darknight · 06-16-2006, 03:39 PM

Gates could easily keep all of his money to himself/family, you know?

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 06-16-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by absent

Dick sucking contest!

You all probably think Rockefeller was a saint as well...

Gates fucked over a lot of people to get his money, and now he's buying love by plastering his name all over the place in the name of charity, ala Saddam Hussein or Kim Jong Il.

He was just in the right place at the right time to exploit a bunch of corporate fools at IBM & Xerox & Apple.

Machiavelli has never been wrong - the gullibility of the public is infinite, as shown in this thread.

Wow...welcome n00b. 14 posts and already making a name for yourself.

There's been plenty of threads about Gates and Microsoft. There's no one here (outside of Travis

) who wants to see Gates promoted to sainthood.

Circuitous · 06-17-2006, 12:05 AM

Who the fuck declared him a saint? Giving that money to charity's the least he could do.

Also, I doubt Travis wants to see him promoted, he's just tired of seeing morons claim everything Microsoft puts out is shit because they can't work it properly. If I'd had half as many problems as people claim to get from Windows, I'd've given up computing years ago. Jesus.

Here's a good one I heard not long ago.

"My wireless internet isn't working. I restarted and it didn't fix it. Fucking Windows."

People fucking baffle me sometimes.

o_nezumi · 06-17-2006, 12:44 AM

And I think it's at least a little wierd that anyone on a game forum can dislike gates...

Pffft, damnit. I was gonna make some joke about seeing Gates' house every time I drive across Lake Washington and post a picture of a really evil looking fortress but google wasn't giving up the goods. :/

o_puppychow · 06-17-2006, 05:38 AM

never bitched about microsoft/windows...never will....call me a conformist, but hey, ya know, all i want to do is play games and check email.

never understood the microsoft bitching. cry about a buggy update system or faulty browser? deal with it. there are alternatives out there.

wanna cry about microsoft being the man and keeping u down? meh....get a life. develop ur own better solution. start a multi billion dollar company from the ground up and see what challenges u have, and when pressed with difficult decesions, what course u take.

all i wanna do is have fun. gimmie a platform to do it on and im there. hatin' microsoft is so en vouge. i just cant stand wannabe independents with nothing real to offer.

o_yomamashouse · 06-17-2006, 12:49 PM

Hey guys lets be really cool and original and talk trash about microsoft!

o_frenchtoast · 06-17-2006, 03:25 PM

I <3 Windows, but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of things I dislike.

o_vampiricus · 06-17-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 651ett

If he gave me 1% of a day's profits, I would never have to work again in my life.

He can give me that and ill never bitch about his software again!

Circuitous · 06-17-2006, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

I <3 Windows, but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of things I dislike.

Truth there, but most of those things can be changed.

o_frenchtoast · 06-17-2006, 11:59 PM

Indeed. I found a site that had a lot of handy tweaks to make things run smoother. I wish I could find it...

Also, a lot of the time when people bitch about something about Windows it's 'cause tey've got a virus screwing something up because they're idiots about being online.

06-15-2006, 09:42 PM	#1
o_someoldguy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just east of the jug handle Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Gates to retire in 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...orpNewsPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — June 15, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects.

06-15-2006, 11:13 PM	#6
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	He's a smart man, donations mean tax breaks and kickbacks. That way Uncle Sam doesn't get everything. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

06-17-2006, 12:05 AM	#11
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Who the fuck declared him a saint? Giving that money to charity's the least he could do. Also, I doubt Travis wants to see him promoted, he's just tired of seeing morons claim everything Microsoft puts out is shit because they can't work it properly. If I'd had half as many problems as people claim to get from Windows, I'd've given up computing years ago. Jesus. Here's a good one I heard not long ago. "My wireless internet isn't working. I restarted and it didn't fix it. Fucking Windows." People fucking baffle me sometimes. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

06-15-2006, 09:43 PM	#2
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	What does Gates do daily? Count his money?

06-15-2006, 10:03 PM	#4
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Or get whipped by his wife who makes him pay all HIS money to charities and then takes the credit.

06-15-2006, 11:00 PM	#5
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	IIRC Gates actually has always had a love for the Development and Engineering side of things and has kept some touch with certain projects. Who knows what this means really. :whoknows:

06-16-2006, 02:58 AM	#7
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Saying again implies that you've worked before...

06-16-2006, 03:26 PM	#8
o_uber Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Someone's jealous.

06-16-2006, 03:39 PM	#9
o_darknight Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yorkshire Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Gates could easily keep all of his money to himself/family, you know?

06-17-2006, 12:44 AM	#12
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	And I think it's at least a little wierd that anyone on a game forum can dislike gates... Pffft, damnit. I was gonna make some joke about seeing Gates' house every time I drive across Lake Washington and post a picture of a really evil looking fortress but google wasn't giving up the goods. :/

06-17-2006, 05:38 AM	#13
o_puppychow Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	never bitched about microsoft/windows...never will....call me a conformist, but hey, ya know, all i want to do is play games and check email. never understood the microsoft bitching. cry about a buggy update system or faulty browser? deal with it. there are alternatives out there. wanna cry about microsoft being the man and keeping u down? meh....get a life. develop ur own better solution. start a multi billion dollar company from the ground up and see what challenges u have, and when pressed with difficult decesions, what course u take. all i wanna do is have fun. gimmie a platform to do it on and im there. hatin' microsoft is so en vouge. i just cant stand wannabe independents with nothing real to offer.

06-17-2006, 12:49 PM	#14
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hey guys lets be really cool and original and talk trash about microsoft!

06-17-2006, 03:25 PM	#15
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I <3 Windows, but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of things I dislike.

06-17-2006, 11:59 PM	#18
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Indeed. I found a site that had a lot of handy tweaks to make things run smoother. I wish I could find it... Also, a lot of the time when people bitch about something about Windows it's 'cause tey've got a virus screwing something up because they're idiots about being online.

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