So you thought Bill Gates was out? Not quite yet!
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:39 amRahul Srinivas, Oct 23, 2008 1641 hrs IST
Can't keep a good geek down
After vacating his erstwhile full-time position as Microsoft's chief software architect, Bill Gates who had referred to his retirement as a mere "re-ordering of his priorities", seems to have found one of his priorities. Apart from monitoring the day-to-day activities of his philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he will now also head a new company, which goes by the name BGC3. According to initial reports, BGC3 will be a "think tank" company with a focus on technological and societal issues along with Gates' intellectual musings -- all of which may end up being used by Microsoft or by his foundation.
The BGC3, which according to some stands for the Bill Gates Catalyst -- with the "3" denoting the number of companies Bill has founded to date. Then there are some others who think it stands for Bill Gates Company Three: If you happen to be unaware, apart from Microsoft, Bill has also found Corbis -- the photo licensing agency and now, the third: BGC3.
The BGC3 is headquartered at Kirkland and does not seem to have huge plans like the software Goliath Microsoft -- it intends to remain in the sidelines of its larger, more illustrious sibling. On a side note, being Bill Gates does help. Reportedly, the offices of BGC3 are fully-stocked with Microsoft goodies complete with a Surface tabletop computer running a virtual guest book application... the logo looks cool too!
Via: TechFlash
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/And_ ... 8-547.html
Seems to me that we can expect some pretty cool things from microsoft in the future
Can't keep a good geek down
After vacating his erstwhile full-time position as Microsoft's chief software architect, Bill Gates who had referred to his retirement as a mere "re-ordering of his priorities", seems to have found one of his priorities. Apart from monitoring the day-to-day activities of his philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he will now also head a new company, which goes by the name BGC3. According to initial reports, BGC3 will be a "think tank" company with a focus on technological and societal issues along with Gates' intellectual musings -- all of which may end up being used by Microsoft or by his foundation.
The BGC3, which according to some stands for the Bill Gates Catalyst -- with the "3" denoting the number of companies Bill has founded to date. Then there are some others who think it stands for Bill Gates Company Three: If you happen to be unaware, apart from Microsoft, Bill has also found Corbis -- the photo licensing agency and now, the third: BGC3.
The BGC3 is headquartered at Kirkland and does not seem to have huge plans like the software Goliath Microsoft -- it intends to remain in the sidelines of its larger, more illustrious sibling. On a side note, being Bill Gates does help. Reportedly, the offices of BGC3 are fully-stocked with Microsoft goodies complete with a Surface tabletop computer running a virtual guest book application... the logo looks cool too!
Via: TechFlash
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/And_ ... 8-547.html
Seems to me that we can expect some pretty cool things from microsoft in the future