Gates Announces Semi-Retirement

It'll take two men to fill Bill Gate's shoes at Microsoft. In a surprise announcement late yesterday, the behemoth software company chairman, whose Windows operating system changed the face of personal computing, said he would "transition" out of a day-to-day role in the company so he could more intensely focus on charity work. Not only will it take two men, Chief Technical Officers Craig Mundie to take on Gates' responsibility, but they will be learning the ropes of the world's premiere company over a two-year period. By July 2008, Ozzie will assume the title of chief software architect; Mundie will be the newly created chief research and strategy officer while partnering with general counsel Brad Smith to guide Microsoft's property and technology policy efforts. Though Gates will continue to serve as the company's chairman and advisor on key development projects, but the majority of his time will be devoted to global health and education, the focus of Gates' nonprofit here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web