{"id":14847,"date":"2025-01-28T01:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=14847"},"modified":"2025-01-28T01:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:40:52","slug":"bill-gates-is-still-doing-product-reviews-at-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/bill-gates-is-still-doing-product-reviews-at-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Is Still Doing Product Reviews at Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"


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When Bill Gates stepped down from Microsoft’s board in 2020<\/a>, it seemed to be the end of the entrepreneur’s almost four decades at the tech giant he co-founded in 1975. Though on his Gates Notes blog<\/a>, he states he is still a “technical advisor,” it wasn’t clear how much time he was actually spending at the company.<\/p>\n

Gates spent 25 years as CEO and transitioned into a part-time role at Microsoft in June 2008. And despite officially stepping down in 2020, it looks like Gates never actually retired.<\/p>\n

In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal<\/i><\/a>, Gates said that he is still doing “product reviews” at Microsoft, and it takes up “maybe 15%” of the 69-year-old’s time.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/b> Melinda French Gates Announces Open Call for $250 Million Fund. Here’s Who Can Apply.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gates also said that he and current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella<\/a> still have a “very close relationship.”<\/p>\n

“I love doing product reviews, and he brings me in to do that,” Gates said. “It’s maybe 15% of my time. It helps me stay up-to-date.”<\/p>\n

\"\"Microsoft Co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen pose for a portrait in 1984 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by \u00a9 Doug Wilson\/CORBIS\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/sup><\/p>\n

This is a departure from April 2024, when Business Insider reported<\/a> that Bill Gates was working behind the scenes at Microsoft, and a company spokesperson told the outlet, “Bill is not at Microsoft and not involved here.”<\/p>\n

So, it doesn’t look like Gates will be fully retired anytime soon.<\/p>\n

As his blog says: “I have a front seat view to all the amazing work the company continues to do in my current role as a technology advisor, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.”<\/p>\n

Related:<\/b> Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says the Company Needs a ‘Culture Change’ After Security Failures<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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