As crazy as it might sound, I think many tend to forget Gates was still quite involved with Microsoft. As chairman, and Ballmer as CEO, it was still effectively a Gates regime as far as vision goes.<p>He's a smart man doing great things, but he's not perfect. Microsoft needs a new direction. Their assets are still valuable and have a huge potential for a great upside.<p>It's easy to play armchair CEO, but overall I'd say some new blood is needed.<p>For example, Mayer at yahoo may have been controversial, but she's turning it around.<p>I don't think some new ideas would hurt the company overall.
It seems like there is very little upside for him and frankly the rest of the world.<p>He is doing great work now and taking over the reigns of Microsoft would be like the president of the United States running for congress after he completed his term.
Compared to what he's spending his time on now, I'd imagine the idea of seizing a few (or even a bunch of) percentage points of marketshare away from Google / Oracle / Sony / etc. seems rather trivial.
"If I were him I would never-ever take that position as a CEO ever again."<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6304463" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6304463</a>
No Bill Gates is done, he is enjoying retirement and giving out vaccinations to people in the third world.<p>Microsoft should just buy out Valve Software to get Gabe Newell back, and then make him the new CEO. Gabe knows how to get stuff done, and he knows how to fix Windows and make great software.<p>Either that or buy out the old Atari in Europe to get Noland Bushnell as CEO of Microsoft.<p>Steve Wozniak is available for CEO as well, he seemed to like the Windows Mobile 8 phones.<p>Marc Andreessen formerly of Netscape has become a Microsoft fan and would make a good CEO.