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Bill Gates to retire this week!

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Amir.php
Amir.php Original post #1
Jun 24, 2008 at 11:53 AM
After retiring, Gates will remain chairman of the Microsoft board of directors and its largest shareholder.

Still, Gates's bespectacled nerdish visage is an integral part of Microsoft's image and his departure is symbolic, according to analysts.
From:
*infotech.indiatimes.com/News/Softw...s_to_retire_this_week/articleshow/3155543.cms
goobimama
Jun 25, 2008 at 4:19 AM
I wonder if he's actually going to go through with his last day at microsoft. :)
ArZuNeOs
Jun 25, 2008 at 4:28 AM
Ah finally !!!!
Lets hope something from this stalwart who introduced computers to the masses.
Happy retirement....Sir...
MetalheadGautham
Jun 25, 2008 at 7:02 AM
Goodbye Microsoft.
Bill Gates was THE man behind all success of Microsoft.

Since Bill went away as CEO, Microsoft became Micro$oft.

Now retiring means a REAL goodbye to the good old happy and prospering Microsoft everyone of us once knew.

Happy Retirement Sir!
C
Jun 25, 2008 at 7:42 AM
dont worry guys v vil take care of microsoft...


miss u sir......no other man revolutionize as lik u..
utsav
utsav #6
Jun 25, 2008 at 7:44 AM
:( goodbye sir. Hats off to the man who revolutionized personal computing :)
K
Jun 25, 2008 at 7:56 AM
*Raises a glass full of single malt* To Bill, The man who revolutionized personal computing.
Long live the King.
krates
krates #8
Jun 25, 2008 at 2:18 PM
microsoft will still get better and better
naveen_reloaded
Jun 26, 2008 at 7:43 AM
i cant imagine that fool steve ballmer to take charge...oh then ms will become a circus....

On topic...

He is the man, whose vision made us to enter into this world of computer and technology...

He is a LEGEND....!
New
New #10
Jun 26, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Hats off to you Billy Sir for your excellent achievement in the personal computing.Happy retirement:)
U
Jun 26, 2008 at 9:11 AM
he was a true legend!
C
coolbuddy #12
Jun 27, 2008 at 9:10 AM
today is the last day for Bill........
casanova
casanova #14
Jun 27, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Sir William Henry Gates III - Hats off to you. You changed my mind and my passion beyond words. Thanks Sir. I continue to be your fan.
iMav
iMav #15
Jun 27, 2008 at 8:15 PM
*salutes the man who changed the way people live & work.*
N
Jun 27, 2008 at 8:22 PM
yea man he really has changed everything..a true legend
Abhishek Dwivedi
Jun 27, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Happy retirement :)
and thx for changing million lives ( including mine :) )
praka123
praka123 #18
Jun 27, 2008 at 9:30 PM
he is a monopolist besides people revering him :| after almost 2 decades we havent yet freed from his corporation's products like Window$ ,office etc .window$ being the current monopoly ,software devels are concentrating on this platform ,underestimating the power of other platforms especially Free Open Source Software or Swathanthra Software :)
iNFiNiTE
iNFiNiTE #20
Jun 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Now that he will be retired, He can devote more time and money for improving healthcare worldwide with the help of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

May he achieve the same success like he did with MS. :)
Indyan
Indyan #21
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:00 PM
I may not be the biggest fan of MS, I may not agree with a lot of his early policies, but still I have to acknowledge his contributions. He is a legend. There is no denying that.
moshel
moshel #22
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:18 PM
ppl may bad mouth Bill gates and microsoft as much as they want....but just for one second has anyone given a thought to the fact that they may not have been able to raise their voices so much if bill and microsoft hadnt created the means of doing so?

today people say..go open source with software, use linux which is free etc etc.....but what i believe is at the core of all these is microsoft.

this is not meant to belittle linux or open source, but rather in a way that the idea behind all this stuff came from bill gates and microsoft.

Bill Gates is a legend! long live Bill Gates!

some intresting funny/serious videos on bill gates's retirement.

CNet TV
goobimama
goobimama #23
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Billy G is the dude! I don't think anyone hates him out here. Without him the whole computer industry (and by that, the world) would have been a very different landscape.
shantanu
shantanu #24
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:35 PM
COOL , atlast i can now take over lol , :D

waise i am gonna miss the man a lot, i guess he will go to italy as he loves to :D
narangz
narangz #25
Jun 28, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Bill Gates- A legend
*Salutes Mr. Gates*
blueshift
blueshift #26
Jun 28, 2008 at 8:36 PM
My tribute to Bill Gates through wallpaper.

*blueshift.blogsome.com/wp-admin/images/thumb-tributetoBG.jpg
narangz
narangz #27
Jun 28, 2008 at 10:37 PM
^^ That's nice man :)
iMav
iMav #28
Jun 28, 2008 at 10:41 PM
@blueshift, the background gradient makes it look great. Nice one!
victor_rambo
Jun 28, 2008 at 10:43 PM
How does it feel to have a Bill Gates smiling on your desktop that runs pirated Windows :D
Amir.php
Amir.php #30
Jun 29, 2008 at 8:06 AM
How does it feel to have a Bill Gates smiling on your desktop that runs pirated Windows :D

Why you think negative always?
Many of us using original.
casanova
casanova #33
Jul 1, 2008 at 2:40 PM
Nice wallpaper blueshift.
blueshift
blueshift #34
Jul 1, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Thanks.