Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft
2008-10-17 17:59:15

وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس

REDMOND, Wash., June 27 , SPA -- Bill Gates said a teary
goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built
into the world's most valuable technology company based on the
ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every
home, according to Reuters.
He leaves Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend
Paul Allen in 1975, to focus on his philanthropic organization,
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest charity,
funded in part by his vast fortune.
At an employee event at Microsoft's scenic headquarters campus
here, Gates joined Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on stage to
deliver a short speech and field questions from employees.
"There won't be a day in my life when I won't be thinking
about Microsoft, the great things that we're doing and wanting to
help," said Gates, who wiped away tears as the group of employees
rose to give him a standing ovation.
Ballmer, a Harvard University classmate who joined Microsoft
at Gates' behest, got choked up as he tried to describe Gates'
impact on the company and society at large.
"There's no way to say thanks to Bill. Bill's the founder.
Bill's the leader," said Ballmer. "This is Bill's baby."
Gates will leave behind a life's work developing software to
devote energy to finding new vaccines or to microfinance projects
in the developing world. He will remain chairman of Microsoft and
work on special technology projects.

--SPA

المصدر http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=569016