Bill Gates' rich career at Microsoft

Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:17pm EDT
 
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates is stepping down from daily operations at the software maker, to focus on his philanthropic efforts.

Go to here to see major events in the life of Microsoft, the company he co-founded in 1975, and in the Gates' life.

(Reporting by Franklin Paul)

 
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