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'Double-booked' Gates to launch Vista in London

January 8, 2007 Did Outlook let him down? The unexpected U.K. launch just happens to coincide with Gates' trip to a government confab in Scotland. TAGS: Bill Gates, London, chairman, U.K., Microsoft Windows Vista, event, leader, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, Bill Gates, challenge, China, Microsoft Corp.

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, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Week in video: New mobile, green tech, future of communications

October 20, 2007 Hear from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, see Nokia's new iPhonesque mobile device, and learn about the solar decathlon. TAGS: Bill Gates, Martin LaMonica, green tech, chairman, Ina Fried, communication, Nokia Corp., mobile device, Washington D.C., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., video

Gates still has a long to-do list

October 18, 2007 Even as he moves to part time, Microsoft's chairman will keep pursuing tech such as tablet computing, speech recognition.Video: Gates' crystal ball TAGS: Bill Gates, Pall Corp., chairman, speech, speech recognition, tablet, vision, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, video, PC

Gates reveals where 'Milan' is headed

May 31, 2007 Microsoft's chairman says the table PC idea is just the start. TAGS: Bill Gates, Milan, chairman, touch screen, Microsoft Corp., photograph, PC

Gates urges federal data privacy law

March 8, 2007 Capping his visit to the nation's capital, Microsoft's chairman speaks about importance of balancing privacy concerns with data collection. TAGS: Bill Gates, Patrick Leahy, chairman, law, Microsoft Corp., security

Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

February 20, 2008 A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., engineer, engineering, chairman, portal, combination, vision, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Google Inc., work, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft business unit head to depart

September 12, 2006 Doug Burgum, chairman of the company's business solutions unit, will be succeeded by Satya Nadella, a Microsoft veteran. TAGS: Satya Nadella, business software, Great Plains Software, Microsoft BizTalk Server, chairman, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

January 29, 2007 On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, chairman, P2P, TV, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

For Bill Gates, the next phase begins

June 27, 2008 The Microsoft co-founder takes the spotlight this week as he puts in his final days of full-time work for the software company. TAGS: Bill Gates, Ina Fried, goodbye, co-founder, software company, coverage, speech, chairman, Microsoft Corp., work, Microsoft Windows Vista, video

Gates still finding his voice

October 19, 2007 Following launch of corporate telephony software, Microsoft's chairman discusses how speech recognition has made inroads and where it has yet to go.Video: Gates' crystal ball Video: Phones should c... TAGS: Bill Gates, voice network, data network, dream, speech recognition, PBX, telephony, voice, chairman, touch screen, possibility, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, video, idea

Gates: Ushering in Zune, spiffing up Office

November 16, 2006 Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal." TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Zune, wireless connection, music player, Microsoft Office 2007, entertainment, Microsoft Office, chairman, vision, media player, Apple iPod, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, NYT partner on newspaper software

April 28, 2006 Times Reader uses the graphics power of Windows Vista to help bring the "Gray Lady" further into the digital age. Image: NYT gets digital boost TAGS: Bill Gates, newspaper, chairman, Microsoft Corp., brand, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft girds for new battles

May 4, 2006 The software giant is ready to throw piles of dollars at new business efforts, particularly online services. TAGS: Redmond, software company, MSN, battle, chairman, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., photograph, keyboard, Microsoft Windows Vista

Gates scopes out the business landscape

March 28, 2006 As Microsoft very publicly wrestles with Windows Vista, it's also quietly extending its tentacles into the business world. TAGS: Great Plains Software, WinFS, Bill Gates, file system, chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Gates: End to passwords in sight

February 14, 2006 With Windows Vista, the Microsoft chairman feels he has the right weapons to supplant PC passwords. Photos: Gates takes the stage at RSA Image: A look at InfoCards TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, Bill Gates, single sign-on, digital certificate, password, RSA Security Inc., chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

November 14, 2005 Documents show some insiders are questioning whether existing software should be supported by ads, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, desktop software, paper, online advertising, Bill Gates, MSN, chairman, researcher, software company, Microsoft Corp., document, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Corp., work
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