Bill Gates' Transition

re: Bill Gates' Transition

Mel — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:37:08 GMT

It's gotta be one hell of a feeling to have the influence, resources and time to address problems you're passionate about and will affect so many people.

Bill's been inspirational but now he has the opportunity to become legendary.

There is power in focus. With Bill's mind & influence (and of course his bucks) it will be interesting to see where the foundation goes and does.

re: Bill Gates' Transition

christien — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:42:16 GMT

This seems like just a formality as to what he's been for a while now...kind of like a figurehead (i.e. Queen Elizabeth, the rich male version).

re: Bill Gates' Transition

HeatherLeigh — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:18:18 GMT

Mel, agreed. I like how honest he is about his wealth. Goes to show there's something more important than software...wait, did I just say that? : )

Christien-interesting characterization though I wouldn't really agree. I think if Bill wasn't involved in the day-to-day full-time, the announcement wouldn't have been necessary. Having said that, his part-time involvement will be valuable and we have got lots of smart tech folks here that are stepping up. I think that making the change over 2 years is wise, though I'm pretty excited about seeing what the Gates foundation is going to do.

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