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Bill Gates' Final Interview as Head of Microsoft with Engadget

by Tim Stevens on January 8, 2008 at 01:55 PM



Last June, Microsoft chairman and head geek Bill Gates announced he was going to start taking a somewhat less involved role at Microsoft, the company he grew from a simple partnership with Paul Allen into a global computing powerhouse. He's set to step down most of his Microsoft day-to-day work in June of this year to become a full-time philanthropist, and Engadget's Ryan Block snagged an interview with him to discuss the move.

Much of the interview focused on last year's Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates interview in which the two industry moguls surprised many by being very jovial and affectionate towards each other. In this new interview Gates backed that up, saying: "I am very sincere that Steve has unique skills that I just don't have at all and it's been phenomenal to see how he has been able to make a difference with what he's done."

However, the main focus was on Gates' big upcoming transition from cut-throat businessman to globe-healing philanthropist. His Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was recently given a huge injection of cash from investment baron Warren Buffett, and with billions of dollars in cash to spend, Gates hopes to help improve the lifespans and overall health of the poorest people in the world, delivering modern health care to those without.

So, best wishes to you, Bill. You may be of nearly retiring age now, but we'll always think of you as a dreamy youth sprawled on a wooden desk full of computers.

From Engadget

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