Gates says Goodbye to Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives Bill Gates a teary thank-you as the founder says farewell to company employees at a town hall meeting Friday in Redmond, Wash. Gates is stepping down from full-time work to focus on his philanthropic efforts.



"You've made it so much fun for me," Gates said. "There won't be a day in my life that I'm not thinking about Microsoft and the great things that it's doing."

Todd Bishop at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has posted an audio clip on his blog, from which these quotes are taken.

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