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Bill Gates Retires, Symbian Goes Open Source

Posted on | June 28, 2008 |

This news article surprised me while I was reading tech news today. So Bill Gates already retired huh? Hmmm, who replaced him and what will happen to Microsoft? It’s kind of odd though, people like him loves challenges..but anyway, maybe he gets too tired of counting his millions already and decided to enjoy it :D without thinking of any 9 to 5 jobs. Cool huh?

Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental news this week as Bill Gates stepped away from his daily corporate duties on Friday. Gates, who founded Microsoft at age 19, will now devote his time to philanthropic work.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate discussed the issue of laptop searches and seizures at the nation’s borders and also decided to delay a vote on a controversial spy bill. While on the topic of controversial plans, an ISP (Internet service provider) suspended a program that would have served up ads based on a user’s Internet history after the move sparked privacy concerns.

Yahoo, a perennial name in this space, defended its Google ad deal on Wednesday and the next day launched yet another reorganization. Finally, Oracle wants at least US$1 billion from SAP due to infractions supposedly committed by a subsidiary. source

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