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Never. Why would he? He's made all the money he'll ever need to make, and by all accounts is happy and fulfilled with his role in his non-profit. Why go back

Never. Why would he? He's made all the money he'll ever need to make, and by all accounts is happy and fulfilled with his role in his non-profit. Why go back to MS to right a sinking ship, have his public image tarnished (again), and have to deal with the stress of being CEO? What would he gain from it? Gates seems to be happier and more fulfilled (certainly better-liked) than he ever was while he was at MS. I just don't see the value proposition for him in returning.

tuananh 14y ago
a very slim chance. would he stand still and let his child die?
javajosh 14y ago
Don't you think it must be difficult for him to see his baby so badly mismanaged, starting with Vista, and now Windows 8 and Surface? He poured his life blood into that company, I can't imagine that he's unaffected by it's performance.
melvinram 14y ago
Bill still owns a lot of Microsoft stock. He might not care about the money for his personal gain, but he does care about the mission and goals of his foundation. More money for Bill = more money for foundation. I don't see Bill returning to Microsoft being a likely scenario but the value proposition is definitely there if he feels his ability to do things with this foundation in the future threatened.
- jrogers65 14y ago
  Speaking of the Gates Foundation, it appears to be involved in myraid shady dealings - http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gates_Foundation_Critique http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gates_Foundation_Critiq...
  - bcoates 14y ago
    That website is one dense concentration of crazy. Each of those links is to yet another article by the same guy where he does some ranting, then mostly misrepresents some aside in an article at another source, then "just asks some questions", then closes with some more ranting.
    - jrogers65 14y ago
      Plenty of those articles link to mainstream sources. First one I looked at linked to this, for example: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/03/136920664/gates-foundation-shows-off-new-headquarters http://www.npr.org/2011/06/03/136920664/gates-foundation-sho... Which contains the same kind of information they are talking about: > They're influencing governments in lots of different ways — and corporations, and really everybody else in society, and it's not just about writing checks So clearly this isn't just a philanthropic effort - it's a political machine with real influence. More: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012751169_gatesmonsanto29m.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012751169_gatesmonsa... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leonie-haimson/post_1315_b_788994.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leonie-haimson/post_1315_b_788...
gnaffle 14y ago
Why would Steve Jobs return to Apple, he also had more money than he'd ever need from Pixar. If Gates returns, it's because he loves the company and wants to see it live on.

tuananh 14y ago

a very slim chance. would he stand still and let his child die?

javajosh 14y ago

Don't you think it must be difficult for him to see his baby so badly mismanaged, starting with Vista, and now Windows 8 and Surface? He poured his life blood into that company, I can't imagine that he's unaffected by it's performance.

melvinram 14y ago

Bill still owns a lot of Microsoft stock. He might not care about the money for his personal gain, but he does care about the mission and goals of his foundation. More money for Bill = more money for foundation. I don't see Bill returning to Microsoft being a likely scenario but the value proposition is definitely there if he feels his ability to do things with this foundation in the future threatened.

jrogers65 14y ago
Speaking of the Gates Foundation, it appears to be involved in myraid shady dealings - http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gates_Foundation_Critique http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gates_Foundation_Critiq...
- bcoates 14y ago
  That website is one dense concentration of crazy. Each of those links is to yet another article by the same guy where he does some ranting, then mostly misrepresents some aside in an article at another source, then "just asks some questions", then closes with some more ranting.
  - jrogers65 14y ago
    Plenty of those articles link to mainstream sources. First one I looked at linked to this, for example: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/03/136920664/gates-foundation-shows-off-new-headquarters http://www.npr.org/2011/06/03/136920664/gates-foundation-sho... Which contains the same kind of information they are talking about: > They're influencing governments in lots of different ways — and corporations, and really everybody else in society, and it's not just about writing checks So clearly this isn't just a philanthropic effort - it's a political machine with real influence. More: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012751169_gatesmonsanto29m.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012751169_gatesmonsa... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leonie-haimson/post_1315_b_788994.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leonie-haimson/post_1315_b_788...

gnaffle 14y ago

Why would Steve Jobs return to Apple, he also had more money than he'd ever need from Pixar. If Gates returns, it's because he loves the company and wants to see it live on.