Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (L) reads over his speech before giving the commencement address at the 2007 Harvard University Commencement Exercises in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 7, 2007. Seated at right is basketball legend Bill Russell (C) chatting with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (UPI Photo/Matthew Healey)
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The World's Hardest-Working Billionaire
If you had a couple of billion dollars, would you strap on a BlackBerry, jump on a plane and give a speech about why consumers should love your product? A shocking number of billionaires do.
Gates to 'transition out' of Microsoft leadership
Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said on Thursday that he would give up the daily running of Microsoft by July, 2008, to concentrate on his foundation's work tackling health and education problems.
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3G mobile mania arrives in Spain
Mobile mania comes to Spain for four days from Monday, when telecoms companies will vie for the attention of visitors to this year's 3GSM World Congress, the globe's self-styled "premier mobile event".
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Microsoft aligns with ATT to bring Windows to wireless
Software giant Microsoft and AT and T Wireless said on Wednesday they were forming an alliance to bring Microsoft software to corporate cell phones and other mobile wireless devices.
All hope for MS antitrust case settlement
Both sides in a proposed settlement aimed at ending the historic U.S. antitrust case against software giant Microsoft told a judge last Wednesday that the deal was in the public interest.The hearing, staged before U.S.
Egypt upgrades state IT with Microsoft help
The Egyptian government, in cooperation with Microsoft, is launching an e-government initiative expected to cut down on bureaucracy and speed up decision making within government departments.
Nerd with a vision for the future
Bill Gates looked like he was struggling to contain his delight on January 13 when he said he would step down as Microsoft Corp. chief executive to take on a more visionary role in software development.
