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Thoughts on Bill Gates Leaving Microsoft

July 31, 2008

To be frank, I have not heard much positing or negative thought regarding Bill Gates leaving Microsoft as full time CEO. Me personally, I am happy that he has chosen to step down. Not because Microsoft is facing challenging times in our industry. But, because his new full time role at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will bring good to our world.

No matter what you think about Bill, he made a lot of positive contributions to the computing industry that people tend to overlook. For one, Microsoft standardized the OS. Without that, the industry would be a lot smaller. Software, hardware, and services would be disparate and usefulness and acceptance poor. He had a knack for getting software into the limelight and his success did not go unnoticed.

Success like Bill achieved can provoke envy and jealousy. I say, let the man be, he deserves it. He conquered the computing world and now its time to conquer a world that doesn’t have code and compliers. It has hunger, homelessness, and disease; it’s our world.

I have no doubt that the world will be better for Bill stepping down at Microsoft and stepping up at his foundation. But in the meantime, at least he knew the meaning of having fun at work!

Enjoy!

Written by Steve McWhorter · Filed Under Business & Leadership 

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3 Responses to “Thoughts on Bill Gates Leaving Microsoft”

  1. Jacinta on July 31st, 2008 2:52 pm

    Steve,
    Great post. You are so right. Of course I will always envy Bill and his billions, but he made it all from scratch without a silver spoon and his foundation will hopefully do for the needy in our world what Microsoft did for the computer industry.

  2. smcwhorter on July 31st, 2008 7:47 pm

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  3. Jodie Heflin on August 4th, 2008 1:21 pm

    This is too funny! Think it really went down like that? ;-) Amazing how many people he met along the way.

    Go Bill!

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