Considering Bill Gates' Legacy

Considering Bill Gates' Legacy

The Post-Gates era at Microsoft begins in July 2008 as Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties to oversee his philanthropic foundation. SearchWinDevelopment.com talked with a host of experts and pundits to try and gauge Gates' technology legacy.

  

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    • This was first published in June 2008

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