Bill Gates Steps Down as CEO

from the wow dept

Well, this is certainly big news, especially on a fairly slow news day (and one where I've been away from my computer all day): Bill Gates is stepping down as CEO of Microsoft and Steve Ballmer (no surprise there) is replacing him. Gates, of course, will still be very involved with the company, but it's interesting to see Ballmer officially taking over.

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