Say what you want about Bill Gates :hmm: but there's no denying this man changed the face of the IT world with Microsoft. I'd like to go the path of Bill Gates - make a ridiculous amount of money, then spend the rest of my life benefitting others.

Microsoft announced today its chairman Bill Gates will step down from his role as chief software architect, tabbing chief technical officer Ray Ozzie as his immediate successor. During a joint press conference that was at times emotional, Gates was particularly effusive in his praise for Ballmer, whom he called "the best CEO that I could imagine."

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