No intention to return to Microsoft Gates future or take on more day-to-day business

Bill Gates and Ballmer, after Steve Ballmer announced that he will retire in the next year, about the future role of Bill Gates in Microsoft, has become the main problem that Microsoft employees have discussed privately. The role of gates at Microsoft has been one of the most popular topics of conversation since 2008, when he formally withdrew from Microsoft's day-to-day work and devoted his energies to the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, founded by his wife Melinda. In the past few years, as Microsoft has been making mistakes, more and more people are starting to talk about it, especially after Mr. Ballmer announced his resignation as chief executive of Microsoft next year. Many employees and investors can still fondly recall Microsoft's heyday under the leadership of gates. Under the leadership of the tech giant, Microsoft has become the dominant force in the industry. There are also some Microsoft employees who say that Mr Gates is now more frequent than ever before, after Mr Ballmer announced his retirement. That raises speculation-perhaps with a glimmer of hope-that Mr Gates may want to take on a bigger role at Microsoft and let the company reshape its past. "Microsoft is the founder of Gates and leading the way to glory," said Ed Lazowska, a professor of computer science at the University of Washington, Aide Lazosca. I don't think he'll ever get out of the business, I bet he'll be more involved in Microsoft's business in the future. "There is no intention of returning to Microsoft, no matter what position Microsoft holds in the future, Gates has the strength to determine the direction of the company." He is still the chairman of the company's board of directors, the company's largest individual shareholder and one of the special committees responsible for finding Microsoft's next chief executive. Gates has a bigger impact on the selection process than anyone else. Despite a lot of rumors, but the current situation, gates at Microsoft to assume more day-to-day work is not likely. According to sources familiar with the gates, he is not planning to leave charity and devote himself to Microsoft operations again. So far, gates spokesman Joen Pinette Jon pinette the report. Even so, the story of the founder's return and rescue of the company remains attractive, especially after Steve Jobs's return to Apple, which has transformed the company into the world's most profitable company. In recent years, Microsoft has struggled in key new markets, particularly in the smartphone and tablet markets, which have led some tech executives to call for Gates to return to Microsoft as chief executive. The CEO candidate is still in the early stages of finding his successor. Sources said that although the process may suddenly accelerate, but before the end of this year, the Microsoft Board of Directors did not intend to do so. Another source familiar with Microsoft's search for a chief executive said Microsoft's current chief executive candidate included Alan Ford's chief executive.Alan Mulally, Microsoft's executive vice president for business development Tony Betz Tony Bates, who bought Skype to join the company, Microsoft's top third, cloud computing company Pivotal incumbent chief executive Paul Marize (Paul Maritz) And former Nokia CEO Elop Stephen Elop. After Microsoft's takeover of Nokia's handset business, Elop will return to work in Microsoft. Microsoft spokesman Frank Show Frank Shaw did not comment on the potential candidates for the company's chief executive. Ford's Alan Mulally was a favourite among outside candidates for not getting the government's help or filing bankruptcy protection applications like two other Detroit automakers, General Motors and Chrysler, who led Ford's revival. He did not comment on whether he was interested in the position of Microsoft's chief executive. He does not have a background in the software industry, which also makes some of its current and former employees feel blue because they think the company needs a leader with a good technical vision. Another reason for concern is that Mulally is now 68 years old, which means he cannot be a CEO for a long time. Mulally has always said he will be the chief executive of Ford Motor vehicle until at least 2014. According to sources, the pressure of the Ford Motor Board is scheduled to meet in Wednesday to deal with the rumors of the resignation of Mulally. "Since we announced the CEO's plan in November last year, no changes have taken place," said Choy Couny, a Ford Motor spokesman, Jay Cooney. Mulally will remain focused on implementing a Ford plan. We are involved in figuring out or publicly commenting on the board's related affairs. "Future responsibilities as the company's old face and one of the richest people in the world, Gates began to focus on philanthropy in 2008, devoting much of his energy to education and health." In recent years, Gates has slashed the shares of Microsoft, putting more money into philanthropy. Even so, Gates currently holds a 4.52% per cent stake in Microsoft, worth about $12.8 billion trillion, far more than any other individual shareholder. 10 years ago, Gates held a Microsoft stake of 10.75%. But Gates has been involved in Microsoft's product discussions and has often held talks with company executives. In general, Microsoft executives would brief him on the product at Gates ' private office in Kirkland, Seattle suburbs, not far from Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, sources said. Similar meetings are held once a week or even in a short time, depending on the travel arrangements for Gates ' charitable work and the progress of Microsoft's product development. In the product meeting, Gates has met with the heads of Windows, Bing Search, and office products. The source said Gates is still considered a "fresh perspective" to bring value to Microsoft executives。 In the weeks after Ballmer's retirement, Gates appeared at a product briefing in a handful of companies ' parks for unclear reasons. "Since the transition to the current position, Gates has been consistently involved with Microsoft's product and technology team," said Frank Show, a spokesman for Microsoft. "There is also a small percentage of Microsoft investors and former employees who believe that Microsoft needs gates to be less involved in corporate affairs." As chairman of the company's board, Gates should also be responsible for the company's pain in recent years, these people say. Last week it was reported that three anonymous shareholders had forced Microsoft's board to ask Gates to resign as chairman of the board because he would hinder strategic change for the new chief executive. But sources familiar with Gates and Microsoft's board say it is unlikely that Gates will be able to move away from Microsoft. According to Microsoft's report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company recommended in Thursday that Gates be returned to the company's directors. Gates will be part of the CEO's responsibility in the future. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor of management at Yale University, Jeffrey Sonnifeld It is important for Microsoft's new chief executive to keep Gates in the company. "I think it's very positive," he said. Among the many aspiring engineers, Gates is still considered the creator of the entire industry. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, said last month that "Bill Gates was my idol when I was a child." I think he is one of the greatest visionaries in our industry. ”