10 Reasons Why Bill Gates Should Stay
1. Gates' Departure Could Rock The Boat
It's the problem every big company faces after a leadership change: Will the transition of power be orderly, or will it resemble a scene from Animal House? (Or Animal Planet?)
And, if Gates used to have certain executives' backs, what could be the impact of that lost protection? "When you look at someone like Ray Ozzie, you have to wonder, will the political forces that normally keep the gears turning continue after Gates leaves, and will he still have the same influence?" said Bob Shear, president of Greystone Solutions, a Boston-based Microsoft partner.
Some solution providers believe Microsoft should always have a developer at the controls. "Gates is a coder at heart and I think a software company should be led by someone that actually understands code at that level -- not an MBA," said Daniel Duffy, CEO of Valley Network Solutions, a Microsoft Gold partner in Fresno, Calif.
