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Gates stepping down from full-time Microsoft role

June 15, 2006 Sets 2008 date for transition out of day-to-day role as chief software architect at the software giant. TAGS: Bill Gates, Ray Ozzie, Craig Mundie, chief software architect, press conference, Steve Ballmer, chairman, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

A Gates time line

June 16, 2006 A look at the pivotal moments in the life of Microsoft's Bill Gates, one of the world's richest and most famous/infamous men. TAGS: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, antitrust, Netscape Communications Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

Microsoft's leadership challenge

June 21, 2006 With Bill Gates handing off responsibilities to other execs, a top aide to CEO Steve Ballmer heads for the door. TAGS: Bill Gates, aide, Steve Ballmer, exec, leadership, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

February 16, 2008 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, Bill Gates, shareholder, CEO, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Tech luminaries' good-byes to Gates

June 24, 2008 Technology insiders say their good-byes as Bill Gates steps down from full-time work at the software giant he founded. TAGS: Bill Gates, goodbye, Scott McNealy, foundation, Steve Jobs, chairman, CEO, information technology, work, Microsoft Corp.

Too many chefs in Microsoft's kitchen?

June 21, 2006 With Bill Gates stepping away, Microsoft is making moves to become less of a one-man show. TAGS: Bill Gates, Ray Ozzie, Michael Silver, WinFS, chief software architect, kitchen, Gartner Inc., project, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Gates to advise U.K. on globalization

March 21, 2006 The Microsoft chairman is appointed to a panel to help the country compete with economies such as China and India. TAGS: globalization, chairman, U.K., India, CEO, challenge, Bill Gates, China, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: Gates' planned exit changes everything

June 16, 2006 Microsoft's new leadership must quickly find a way to prevent the legacy weight of Windows and Office dragging down the fledgling Live platform. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Forrester Research Inc., Software Technology, departure, commentary, talent, leadership, leader, Microsoft Corp., CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Heat returns to Yahoo

June 27, 2008 Billionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, Jerry Yang, CEO, shareholder, chairman, acquisition, president, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microsoft and Google get touchy

May 30, 2008 Microsoft shows off plans for new Windows interface, while Google shows off Android capabilities. Also: future in the stream. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Jerry Yang, Week in review, CEO, Bill Gates, Google Inc., conference, interface, Microsoft Corp., blog, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows

The $100 box? It's already here

May 12, 2006 While Gates and Negroponte fire off at each other, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper finds a no-name upstart that's beaten both to market. TAGS: Bill Gates, co-founder, eMachines Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Judge: Gates 'not particularly responsive'

November 20, 1998 Microsoft's CEO has even drawn skepticism from the software giant's own legal team, Judge Jackson says in a closed session. TAGS: deposition, testimony, Bill Gates, skepticism, antitrust, Judge, motion, attorney, purpose, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

At the D5 confab, a high-tech A list

May 31, 2007 Steve Ballmer talks Web 2.0, Jeff Hawkins unveils the Palm Foleo, and Bill Gates and Steve Jobs share the stage. TAGS: Bill Gates, Jeff Hawkins, Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Web 2.0, Apple TV, blog, Viacom Inc., stage, YouTube, Apple Computer, Palm Inc., CEO, chairman, conference, Google Inc.

Marketing campaign for Vista high-steps it in New York

January 29, 2007 Company begins two days of events to celebrate the launch of the latest version of its Windows operating system. Photos: Dancing for Vista TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Kevin Rollins, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, New York, CEO, event, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Week in review: Gates' farewell to CES troops

January 11, 2008 Bill Gates gives his "last keynote" at CES and tech is no front-runner in New Hampshire. Also: The decline of DRM. TAGS: Bill Gates, Paul Otellini, Consumer Electronics Show, keynote, Week in review, concept car, speech, reader, vision, Apple iPod, CEO, Apple Computer, battery, TV, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Year in review: Industry honchos have their say

December 22, 2005 Revisit in-depth interviews from 2005 with luminaries from Bill Gates to Ray Kurzweil and the man who brought you Pong. TAGS: Adam Curry, John Chambers, Bill Gates, CEO, microprocessor, Cisco Systems Inc., vision, broadband, Skype, radio, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

RSA confab: Boom times for security

February 13, 2006 No longer just for cryptogeeks, RSA Conference attracts big-name speakers, product launches, underscoring security's growing importance. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., Bill Gates, conference, data security, security, Symantec Corp., security company, anti-spyware, event, California, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Real, Microsoft reach truce

October 11, 2005 Long-running antitrust suit against software giant ends in $460 million deal, with millions more to come in partnership efforts. Photo: Gates, Glazer shake hands TAGS: Rob Glaser, antitrust, truce, RealNetworks Inc., agreement, Bill Gates, digital music, MSN, commission, Microsoft Corp., Europe, CEO, Apple Computer, media player, music

CES: Like Woodstock for marketing execs

January 5, 2007 At next week's Vegas spectacle, the gadgets will be fascinating and the hype will deafening. Then it's all about who can deliver. TAGS: IP television, Consumer Electronics Show, exec, trade show, Bill Gates, CEO, LG Electronics Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., home network, chairman, Cisco Systems Inc., TV, Dell, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., video

Ballmer: We are 'hell-bent' on succeeding in ads

July 26, 2007 Microsoft CEO argues that unprofitable services and consumer device businesses will blossom into more revenue and diversified business models. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, online service, financial analyst, server software, Microsoft Silverlight, Bill Gates, vision, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Windows, PC
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