Bill Gates is not 100% retired from Microsoft after all and is still "working on search".

Quoted: However the news isn’t all bleak, as Microsoft believes strongly in the potential advantages provided by Powerset. And they’ve got another ally, too: Bill Gate. Scott Prevost, Powerset’s general manager, was quoted as saying that "Bill has definitely not retired for us". Gates, who has stepped down from day to day operations, has said that he planned to continue to work on search.

For all you Mac cult members...

Quoted: Furthermore, beyond the OS itself, I hate the cult of personality that surrounds Steve Jobs. I like the soon-to-be-retired Bill Gates way more than Steve Jobs, because the guy cares about more than just making enough money to build a castle for himself out of stacks of $100 bills (not that Bill can't do that).

Quoted: MICROSOFT billionaire Bill Gates has deleted his Facebook account after being hassled by thousands of fans

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Pretty funny.

Quoted: Funny letterman skit after Gates announced his retirement

Quoted: If your pockets were as deep as Bill Gates what would you drive?A new Porsche or a seven-year-old one?Each year, Forbes magazine compiles a list of the worlds wealthiest people. Now, ForbesAutos.

This myspace page is apparently by the "real bill gates". Check out the nifty background...right.

Quoted: MySpace Profile - Bill Gates, 50 years old, Male, MEDINA, WASHINGTON, US, 640K ought to be enough for anybody.

bill gates playing bridge...that's all. just not your ordinay bill gates picture.

Quoted: Microsoft and Bill Gates on Yahoo! News Photos

Joel describes his first BillG review. I've heard similar stories on how BillG remained surprisingly technical and detail-oriented through the years.

Quoted: He was flipping through the spec! [Calm down, what are you a little girl?] ... and THERE WERE NOTES IN ALL THE MARGINS. ON EVERY PAGE OF THE SPEC. HE HAD READ THE WHOLE GODDAMNED THING AND WRITTEN NOTES IN THE MARGINS.

great shot!