Bill Gates steps down as the Chairman of Microsoft on July 1st to transition to full time philanthropic efforts with the Gates Foundation. However, I wonder how effective Bill will be other than writing checks. You see Bill's never played well with others.

The story about OneCare being lumped in (to Windows) brings past memories of Gates' sabotage

The real purpose of the Gates family trip to Spain is finally made public

In the past week alone, Windows deals in Dubai, in Paris and even in Greece were announced not quite by Microsoft, but by Bill Gates, who had met politicians. We seem to recall press releases suggesting so — giving Gates all the credit. This was a not technical decision as much as a political one. Here is the latest news from Greece, which we have not covered yet (follow the links to find the rest).

Well, just what does Bill Gates do with all those billions he got by establishing an illegal proprietary software monopoly?

If you are Bill Gates or Linus Torvalds, it is totally understandable to have an ego the size of the biggest planet. The two has been known to make comments that will forever keep the geek pride alive. If you want proof, just read the following quotes from Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, and be the judge of who has a bigger ego between them.

Bill Gates' new company is accumulating patents and operating as a shell

Insights from Bill Gates (and colleagues) on platform strategy .

The United Nations' favouritism for Free software seems to have gotten Bill Gates intervening.