Gates Stepping Down, We Have Nothing to Add
The Net is filled today with stories on Bill Gates’ decision to (gradually) step down from day-to-day operations at Microsoft (MSFT - Annual Report). Having given up the CEO role some time back, it is really nothing particularly shocking and we have little to say about it. So instead, we give you our handy-dandy roundup of what other people said.
Barron’s Tech Trader Blog says investors were expecting a bigger announcement.
24/7 Wall Street says it would have been big news… in 1998.
Blogging Stocks says good riddance.
Ant & Sons had nothing to add.
Money says the stock didn’t react since the move was forecasted.
Business 2.0 says Ballmer should be next.
Paul Kedrosky noted that Ballmer was not mentioned until late in the press release, so he might very well be.
PC World hyped up the fact that Ray Ozzie of Lotus Notes fame will be Gates’ successor… as Chief Software Architect.
TechDirt quotes friends who say Gates seems to have taken a chill pill.
The New York Times had nothing to add, but didn’t so in a long-winded fashion.
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