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Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft and the 3rd richest man in the world is set to retire this week at the young age of 52.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=584374

So NSG what does this mean for Microsoft? And the Computing world as a whole? Is it a good or a bad thing?


I just hope is has saved enough of his earnings to be able to live a comfortable life in retirement

He is scheduled to be replaced by Bill The Cat:

http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/BilltheCat.jpg

Requisite "Micro$oft is teh suck Lunix rulez" bullshit post.

http://dodoempire.net/inner-network/images/bill_the_cat.png

Requisite "Micro$oft is teh suck Lunix rulez" bullshit post.

I'm sure he has had people that have been doing most of the managing and such for him, for quite some time now.

It probably won't be too changed.

Not that Microsoft could get worse or anything. /lawl

It'll be sad to watch him go, Microsoft has done alot for the computer industry.

http://dodoempire.net/inner-network/images/bill_the_cat.png

This reminds me ... do you think the "Offensensitivity" strip from the early books is someplace? It would be awesome in many a thread circumstance.

This reminds me ... do you think the "Offensensitivity" strip from the early books is someplace? It would be awesome in many a thread circumstance.

http://kaiser.dreamhost.com/OT_stuff/bloom_offensensitivity.jpg

http://kaiser.dreamhost.com/OT_stuff/bloom_offensensitivity.jpg
You know it's been a hard sell for me ... until, of course, you whacked off to my essence ... but, it's due ...
*worships*

You know it's been a hard sell for me ... until, of course, you whacked off to my essence ... but, it's due ...
*worships*

If I knew it was that easy, I would've done it sooner. :)

If I knew it was that easy, I would've done it sooner. :)You probably did and just didn't bother telling me. :p

You probably did and just didn't bother telling me. :p

*flips through notebook*

Ah, yes.... I found you.

Bill Gates apparently does a lot of charity these days, so that should keep him and his wife busy for times to come. It's always fun to bash Microsoft, but still the overwhelming majority of us use Microsoft Windows... so who's really laughing?

Bill Gates apparently does a lot of charity these days, so that should keep him and his wife busy for times to come. It's always fun to bash Microsoft, but still the overwhelming majority of us use Microsoft Windows... so who's really laughing?

I'm using Linux.

.... I am a very lonely man.

Requisite "Micro$oft is teh suck Lunix rulez" bullshit post.

except it's not bullshit. The windows kernel is inferior to the linux kernel, and is more prone to crash. IE is a piece of crap, it refuses to comply with web standards, and is generally one step behind firefox, which is a jewel of open source, Microsoft office is a good piece of software, probably a bit better than openoffice, except in price. $400 vs. $0 isn't even close.

But seeing as that was a complete tangent of the OP, we now return to your regularly scheduled thread;

w00t! time to appoint Torvalds to the board of directors. :p

Rolling squid;13786572']except it's not bullshit. The windows kernel is inferior to the linux kernel, and is more prone to crash. IE is a piece of crap, it refuses to comply with web standards, and is generally one step behind firefox, which is a jewel of open source, Microsoft office is a good piece of software, probably a bit better than openoffice, except in price. $400 vs. $0 isn't even close.

But seeing as that was a complete tangent of the OP, we now return to your regularly scheduled thread;

w00t! time to appoint Torvalds to the board of directors. :p
The advantage of Windows is that it's an extremely well-refined product in terms of its user-friendliness, and you can download a whole load of stuff to sort out its obvious flaws.

Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft and the 3rd richest man in the world is set to retire this week at the young age of 52.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=584374

So NSG what does this mean for Microsoft? And the Computing world as a whole? Is it a good or a bad thing?


I just hope is has saved enough of his earnings to be able to live a comfortable life in retirement

I think somehow Microsoft will survive.

I would like to send my CV to apply for the now open position at Microsoft :)

will Steve Jobs be doing the same?

Rolling squid;13786613']Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/)
No ta, I like my gaming without having to download emulators (eh other than DOSBox).

The advantage of Windows is that it's an extremely well-refined product in terms of its user-friendliness, and you can download a whole load of stuff to sort out its obvious flaws.

Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/)

No ta, I like my gaming without having to download emulators (eh other than DOSBox).

ah. Gaming is really the only reason to own a windows box, for now. Expect to see more games come to linux/mac as Microsoft looses market share.

Rolling squid;13786572']except it's not bullshit. The windows kernel is inferior to the linux kernel, and is more prone to crash. IE is a piece of crap, it refuses to comply with web standards, and is generally one step behind firefox, which is a jewel of open source, Microsoft office is a good piece of software, probably a bit better than openoffice, except in price. $400 vs. $0 isn't even close.


Calling Firefox a jewel of open source is pretty ignorant, what with it having more security vulnerabilities than any other browser period. More than even fucking Safari.

Rolling squid;13786629']ah. Gaming is really the only reason to own a windows box, for now. Expect to see more games come to linux/mac as Microsoft looses market share.

and how long have you been saying that now...

Meh. Couldn't care provided my compter works.

Calling Firefox a jewel of open source is pretty ignorant, what with it having more security vulnerabilities than any other browser period. More than even fucking Safari.


right... (http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/62378.html)

Calling Firefox a jewel of open source is pretty ignorant, what with it having more security vulnerabilities than any other browser period. More than even fucking Safari.
If true as long as they acknowledge them and continue to patch them at a much faster pace then their microsoft counterpart it is not a bad thing.

If true as long as they acknowledge them and continue to patch them at a much faster pace then their microsoft counterpart it is not a bad thing.

I've noticed that they're really bad at acknowledging it.

Lucky and able guy, living the dream :)

Meh. I've grown fond of Windows. I think it's the sentimentality that does it for me.:D

I'm using Linux.

.... I am a very lonely man.
Well, at least you have your sense of superiority to keep you company, or is that just a stereotype?

Meh. I've grown fond of Windows. I think it's the sentimentality that does it for me.:D

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d56/TaraDoll21/billthecat.jpg

I've noticed that they're really bad at acknowledging it.

Less so then IE ... they have done a pretty solid job as far as that goes

The last reason NOT to hate Microsoft is gone!

*hates*
:D

Well, at least you have your sense of superiority to keep you company, or is that just a stereotype?

No, I have moral superiority over all of you... all of you!!!!

*sniff* so alone *sniff*

Gates and MS have changed the face of the computer industry, and a lot of it we take for granted today.

i'm sure the company will be fine (he stopped being CEO years ago FFS), but i think it will change direction somehow. the boxed software model is being outpaced by web delivered utilities... imo... so how will MS change to reflect this?