Russell wrote: > Bill Gates owns Microsoft. It would be impossible for him to leave a > company that he's the boss of unless he sells the company which I doubt > that will happen.
One small nit to pick: Since Microsoft is a public traded company <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_company> Bill Gates CAN'T own it. But he is the majority stockholder (& a stakeholder) in MS so he still has quite a bit of control on the board as a controlling interest <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlling_interest> & the chairman of the board. He could be fired from the board except he DOES have a controlling interest. About the only way he could "sell the company" would be to do a stock buyout (even BG would probably have to do a leveraged buyout as most of his wealth is in paper & already at MS), make the company a privately held company again and then directly sell it. He could sell his controlling interest but he isn't likely to do that. Bill Gates has stated his intent to retire from active involvement in MS in 2008 and plans to devote more time to his role as chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But Gates said he will remain as chairman and doesn't "see a time when I'm not chairman of the company." Sincerely, WarpDavey -- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Ben Franklin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
