Bill Gates will leave Microsoft in 2008

The president of Microsoft Corporation announced that within the next two years, he will gradually withdraw from his current role in software giant Microsoft.

Gates will transfer the responsibility to steer Microsoft to Steve Ballmer.Source: Reuters

At this point, Gates will cease to be the chief software architect for Microsoft, and in July 2008, he will give up all of his management positions.

Gates' decision was made at a time when Microsoft, the software company with operating systems running over 90% of the world's computers, was struggling to find new sources of growth.

Under the new scheme, Gates will transfer technology responsibilities to Ray Ozzie, who joined Microsoft last year. Ray is also the "heart" of the campaign to maintain dominance at Microsoft, by turning desktop software into Web services.

Gates said that in July 2008, he would devote his time to the charity he and his wife founded - Bill and Melinda Gates - to improve health and education worldwide. However, he also added that he will work "part-time for Microsoft".

No disturbance

The richest man in the world, with an estimated property value of up to $ 50 billion (Forbes magazine reported in March last year), will remain the president of Microsoft, cum senior advisor for projects. key development after the transfer of 2008.

" Obviously, I had a hard time making this decision, " Gates said in a press conference. " However, what you see today is not a retirement, but just a rearrangement of my personal priorities. "

Analysts do not believe that this information will affect Microsoft's operations - it has more than 60,000 employees worldwide. Gates began to reduce his work right from January 2000, when he handed the title of CEO to Steve Ballmer.

" Bill Gates can withdraw from his" usual "responsibility but he will never, never give up completely Microsoft, " said Professor Anthony Sabino of St John's University.

Microsoft's stock price has risen 0.9% on the Nasdaq exchange, reaching $ 22.07. This is an interesting detail, if you know that the software giant's stock has dropped by 13% in the past year, as investors doubt their ability to find new growth markets.

Besides, Microsoft is also trying to retaliate against the fierce encroachment of Google and Apple Computer. And yet, the company also had a headache with Windows Vista when it was postponed to postpone the release several times in a row and cut out many of the highly anticipated features.

" I bet Gates was tired of banging his head against the wall and trying to figure out where to make a profit, apart from the Windows operating system ," said Shannon Reid, Evergreen Strategic investment fund manager.

The end of an old era

At the press conference, as usual, Steve Ballmer was confident, calm and enthusiastic. He said that Microsoft aims to conquer an additional 1 billion customers in the next decade.

Gates in the press conference declared a shocking decision.Source: AP

We are transforming to meet the needs of a modern world, always thirst for new technology. We will maintain Gates' thought and " Think big, do great" and will grow even bigger, "Ballmer said.

Ozzie, who was chosen by Gates to take the position of chief software architect of Microsoft, is the author of Lotus Notes, one of the first popular corporate email programs and currently owned by IBM.

Craig Mundie, another technical director, will receive a new position as director of research and strategy for Microsoft.

According to the AP, the move will end an era at Microsoft - since Gates founded the company in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Gates said he wanted to retire to spend more time on his charity work.

Earlier, during his visit to Vietnam, Bill Gates also said that " in the future, he will take the time to think more about how to use his huge assets on charitable works to be most effective. , bring a lot of impact to the world ".

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