盖茨给员工们的内部邮件

　　比尔.盖茨宣布将在两年后将主要精力放在他与妻子的慈善基金会上，而只保留微软主席和顾问的角色。同时，人们对于鲍尔默的在职也颇有意见，认为其也应该在二至五年里离开微软。而且，人们难免会有疑虑，在比尔.盖茨退居幕后之后，微软的领导层能够继续微软的辉煌吗？

　　在一封比尔.盖茨给员工们的一封电子邮件中向我们展示了这一切。（部分翻译不是很到位，请参照原文阅读）

Bill Gates e-mail to employees

From: MSBILLG

Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:41 PM

To: Microsoft and Subsidiaries: All FTE

Subject: My Transition Plans

I wanted to take a moment to share some of my thoughts, as well.

As Steves mail indicates, Ive decided that two years from now, in July 2008, I want to devote more time to the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Right now and for the next two years, my full-time job is here at Microsoft, and my part-time job remains the Foundation. Beginning in July 2008, I will switch that, to be full-time at the Foundation, while remaining involved with Microsoft as Chairman and an advisor on key development projects on a part-time basis.

To prepare for this change, we have a well-thought-out transition process. Again, I will continue at Microsoft full-time for the next two years, but over the course of those two years, my day-to-day responsibilities will shift to a team of incredible technical leaders who are already doing amazing things at the company.

I feel very lucky that weve got extraordinary technical leaders at the company, like Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie, who can step up to assume the roles that Ive played. Ive known Ray for the last 20 years, and he has created some of the most important developments in the industry. Craig and I have worked together for nearly 14 years, and hes been a technical visionary and a leader on policy throughout his career. With Ray and Craig stepping up, I feel very confident that the technical stewardship of Microsoft is in very capable hands.

And I feel the same way about our business leadership. Our core businesses are strong and we have a clear vision for how we will meet new challenges and opportunities. We just had our first $12 billion quarter, and we continue to generate almost a billion dollars in profit every month. We are about to launch breakthrough versions of Windows, Office and Exchange, which are already generating a lot of excitement.

Six years ago, Steve and I made a major transition when he stepped up to be CEO. Hes done a fantastic job by every measure, whether its the people hes brought in, the new ways hes running the company, or just the objective results - like doubling our revenue in six years. Steve has d......More↓↓↓