Gates is now 1 year into his 2 year transition period in his move to depart Microsoft, and is still planning to leave the company 1 year from now. Since his departure to the side lines and handing over the steering wheel to Balmer, the company has reportedly doubled it’s revenue and almost doubled it’s profits in just 5 years.
It will be interesting to see how much input Gates has into the running and direction of the company once he completely leaves, since he will still retain a position on the board.