27th June is Bill Gate’s last day at Microsoft. I think Microsoft is what it is today because of Bill Gate’s vision. He was a visionary and he knew right in the beginning that the PC industry is where growth lies. People blame him for copying other people’s ideas and crushing competitors. Although some of it might be true, ultimately innovation does not matter if it is not brought to the market quicker than others in a form that people can use it(Xerox are you listening?).
I remember the End of an Era Friends episode when Rachael is moving out of Monica’s apartment and it belatedly dawns upon Rachael that she will no longer be living with Monica and share the good times. It’s the same case with Microsoft. Only once Bill leaves will we see if there is any impact of him leaving and how the company is run by Steve’s without Bill’s advice and constant support. Technically Bill is still going to spend around 2 hours a week with the Search and Live teams, so he is still hanging around but it will never be the same again.
