I don't think it'll be any different. same era :) Nothing really changed when he stepped down as CEO and ballmer took on the role.
On 6/15/06, Sandra Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/15/gates.ap/index.html > > Bill Gates to step down from Microsoft > > Thursday, June 15, 2006; Posted: 4:53 p.m. EDT (20:53 GMT) > > REDMOND, Washington (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said > Thursday he will transition out of a day-to-day role at the company he > co-founded to spend more time on global health and education work at the > Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. > > The company announced a two-year transition to ensure that there is a smooth > transfer of Gates' daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 > Gates would continue to serve as the company's chairman and an adviser on > key development projects. > > "This was a hard decision for me," Gates said in a statement. "I'm very > lucky to have two passions that I feel are so important and so challenging. > As I prepare for this change, I firmly believe the road ahead for Microsoft > is as bright as ever." > > Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie will immediately assume the title of chief > software architect and begin working with Gates on all technical and product > oversight responsibilities, Microsoft said. > > Similarly, Chief Technical Officer Craig Mundie will immediately take the > new title of chief research and strategy officer and will work with Gates on > the company's research and incubation efforts. > > Mundie also will partner with general counsel Brad Smith to guide > Microsoft's intellectual property and technology policy efforts, Microsoft > said. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209480 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
