Sources said would step down as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, Microsoft-IT news News that Bill Gates would step down as Chairman of Microsoft

Changes of Microsoft's leadership, appears to be have been the end of it.

United States 30th media quoted sources such as Bloomberg reports that inside Microsoft responsible for responsible for cloud computing, India-born Executive Nader, will take over from Steve Ballmer to CEO post, was equally important, Gates will unload Chairman, Microsoft will invite an outsider as Chairman, the current front-runner is Microsoft's independent directors Thompson (John-Thompson). Ballmer announced last year will be retiring in August this year.

Widely seen, Ballmer, Microsoft's revenue and profits grow, but salesman turned Ballmer lacks the technical vision, inability to keep Microsoft in the PC not only the Internet (typical for Web search) to catch up with Google in the field, but are Apple and Google leading the mobile Internet mobile ecosystem, once again put Microsoft in "backward beating" of the State. Impede Microsoft is the biggest obstacle to change, in fact, Ballmer himself.

Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, beginning in 1981, Chairman of Microsoft, even after he served as CEO, Gates continued to exert influence on the company on all fronts. FBR capital markets Department analyst Daniel-Ives said the gates vacate the Chairman's Office, which will bring great changes to Microsoft. He said Nadela is Microsoft executives, he served as CEO, then Microsoft should invite an outsider as Chairman.

Bloomberg quoted sources said, Microsoft's Board of Directors, which is still considered the new President candidate to succeed gates, current favourites are Microsoft's independent directors of the Board, Thompson, who has been responsible for the selection of new CEO job.

There are two other sources said, Gates stepped down as Chairman of Microsoft, Gates will continue to exert influence on Microsoft, especially in the area of product development.

Prior to the new CEO under the background of the delay, about Gates ' influence in the Microsoft Board of Directors amid reports even said his status will be raised, and even "hold court from behind a screen." Recently, however, Gates accepted United States said in an interview with Bloomberg television, philanthropy will be his most important work of the rest of Microsoft Board members just his part-time job. This statement, dismissed the founder Bill Gates worries may interfere with the new CEO.

Thompson is 64 years old, long-time IBM company executives at the earliest, then joined the security software company Symantec. In the almost ten-year term in Office, Thompson, Symantec's revenue, did $ 6 billion from $ 600 million, received industry acclaim. In 2009, Thompson left Symantec and is currently in San Jose, California, started a company called VirtualInstruments, mainly developed special software for measuring performance of hardware and software.

In 2012, Thompson joined Microsoft as an independent Director, according to sources, Thompson, including Ballmer, Microsoft managers "you're welcome", have raised tough questions asked Microsoft Operations. The sources said Thompson, Steve Ballmer questioned, also within the Microsoft Board of Directors had reached some sort of understanding, making active Ballmer announced his retirement "go".

But analysts point out that gates and Ballmer, continued to serve as Managing Director of Microsoft Office, which is bound to hamper reform Microsoft reorganization new CEO. United States corporate governance practices, if the former CEO continues to serve as Director, the new CEO is subject to varying degrees of influence. While at Microsoft, will be two ex-CEO to serve as directors, this is also outside the finest professional managers, was unwilling to undertake the important reasons Microsoft CEO.

消息称比尔盖茨将辞去微软董事长 - 微软董事长,微软 - IT资讯
消息称比尔盖茨将辞去微软董事长

微软领导层的变动，似乎正在画上句号。

美国彭博社等媒体30日引述消息人士报道称，微软内部负责负责云计算的印度裔高管纳德拉，将接替鲍尔默担任CEO的职务，同样重要的是，盖茨将卸去董事长职位，微软将邀请一名外部人士担任董事长，目前热门人选是微软独立董事汤普森（John-Thompson）。鲍尔默去年宣布将在今年八月退休。

外界普遍认为，鲍尔默虽然将微软的收入和利润做大，但是销售员出身的鲍尔默缺乏技术远见卓识，不仅没有能力让微软在PC互联网（典型是网络搜索）领域追赶上谷歌，反而在苹果和谷歌领先的移动互联网移动生态中，再一次让微软陷入“落后挨打”的地步。阻碍微软变革的最大障碍，其实就是鲍尔默本人。

盖茨是微软的联合创始人，从1981年开始担任微软董事长，即使是在鲍尔默担任CEO之后，盖茨依然在各个方面对微软施加影响力。FBR公司资本市场部的分析师Daniel-Ives表示，盖茨腾出董事长的职务，这也会给微软带来巨大的变化。他表示，纳德拉是微软现有的高管，如果他担任CEO，则微软应该邀请一位外部人士担任董事长。

彭博社引述消息人士称，微软董事会目前仍在考虑接替盖茨的新董事长人选，目前的热门人选是微软董事会独立董事汤普森，此人也曾负责下任CEO的遴选工作。

另有两个消息人士称，即使盖茨不再担任微软董事长，盖茨也会继续对微软施加影响力，尤其是在产品开发方面。

之前，在新CEO迟迟未能产生的背景下，有关盖茨在微软董事会的影响力，外界有各种报道，甚至称他的地位将会提升，甚至进行“垂帘听政”。不过，最近盖茨在接受美国彭博电视台采访时表示，慈善事业将是他余生的最重要工作，微软董事会成员只是他的兼职工作。这一表态，打消了创始人盖茨可能会干扰新任CEO工作的担忧。

汤普森今年64岁，最早在IBM公司长期担任高管，随后加入了安全软件公司赛门铁克。在将近十年的任期中，汤普森将赛门铁克的收入，从6亿美元做到了60亿美元，获得行业赞誉。2009年，汤普森离开赛门铁克，目前他在加州圣何塞创办了一家名为VirtualInstruments的公司，主要是开发测量软硬件性能的专用软件。

2012年，汤普森加入微软担任独立董事，据消息人士透露，汤普森对于包括鲍尔默在内的微软管理层相当“不客气”，曾提出严厉问题追问微软运营。消息人士称，汤普森对于鲍尔默的质疑，也在微软董事会内部达成了某种共识，从而使得鲍尔默主动宣布退休“走人”。

不过分析人士指出，如果盖茨和鲍尔默，继续担任微软董事职务，这势必会妨碍新任CEO对微软进行改革重组。在美国企业管理的惯例中，如果前任CEO继续担任董事，新CEO的工作均会受到不同程度影响。而在微软，将是两位前CEO均担任董事，这也是外部优秀职业经理人，不愿意担任微软CEO的重要原因。