That lawsuit, which Microsoft eventually lost, was one of the low points of Gates' career, and many

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And see that guy at the top left of the picture, looking down? That's Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, a former professional tennis youtubemp3 player himself . That's another name you wouldn't expect to be hanging out with Gates. youtubemp3
When Microsoft, under Bill Gates' leadership, was being investigated for antitrust violations by the federal government in 2000, Ellison tried to help the feds, hiring private investigators to out some groups that were voicing support for Microsoft. youtubemp3 He suspected the groups of being funded by Microsoft. (Ellison was also one of Steve Jobs' best friends, and Jobs and Gates had no love lost throughout much of the time they knew each other, although they eventually became friendlier.)
That lawsuit, which Microsoft eventually lost, was one of the low points of Gates' career, and many say that it was a key reason he stepped down as CEO and became the company's chief software architect.
After that, Gates started pouring youtubemp3 more energies into his philanthropic efforts, and in 2008 left Microsoft to run his foundation full time. But last year, when Satya Nadella took over as CEO, Gates stepped back into a formal advisory youtubemp3 role at Microsoft.
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