Bill Gates stepped down as chief software architect of Microsoft , and retired from his day-to-day role at Microsoft, the company he co-founded and led for most of the past 30 years.
Click on the link below to watch videos that look back to the story of Bill Gates from his early years, to founding Microsoft and what lies ahead for him and the company he started.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/videos/default.aspx?videoID=0
To learn more about some insider stories from old timers in the industry i suggest listening to this http://twit.tv/149 podast about bill.. great show.
Microsoft hater or not, all will have to agree a great man has had the end of his innings.
I wish him best of luck for the future.