Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Jun 2008 09:17 UTC, submitted by stonyandcher
Bill Gates - for over 30 years now he and his company shaped the technology world, for better or worse, that's up to you to decide. On June 27th, 2008, Gates will step down to spend more time on his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, while still taking on an advisory role within the biggest software company of the world. PC World listed ten of the most memorable Bill Gates moments.
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Microsoft software wasn't always the best, yet he managed to sell better than his rivals
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This is where most of us technically literate end users take the biggest issue. Better technology loosing out to better marketing does not benefit the end user like it benefits the share holder.
He has done some great things and the IT world would have been a different place without MS. His corporate monster has also done some real duzies towards the end users.
He was always a strategy and business genious that happened to be good with computers though rather the reverse.
On the up side, if all he does is walk around throwing money at problems; he has enough to make a noticable difference as a philanthropist. If he focuses that strategic mind on philanthropic challenges rather than business challenges; he stand to make a huge difference. It will be interesting to watch what happens after "the departure" (dunt.. dunt.. daa) though and see what the foundation can really do. You have to give credit where due.