Bill Gates is the last of the PC industry pioneers, does his retirement from Microsoft mark the end of the desktop era?
After Steve Ballmer’s announced retirement from Microsoft it was clear that the changing of guard was going to happen at Microsoft as Bill Gate’s last trusted lieutenant left a management position.
Now Reuters reports that some of Microsoft’s shareholders are lobbying for Gates himself to leave the board.
If that happens it would probably be the formal end of the PC era as Gates is the last of the pioneers of the desktop computer industry to still have a major role following Ballmer’s retirement and Steve Jobs’ passing.
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Paul Wallbank is a speaker and writer charting how technology is changing society and business. Paul has four regular technology advice radio programs on ABC, a weekly column on the smartcompany.com.au website and has published seven books.
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