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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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