Microsoft Gates Retirement: Fast Follower ...

Bill announces his transition to full-time philanthropy, leaving a successful business career, punctuated with fast-follower strategies in the marketplace. ...

... "The IBM deal also highlighted another aspect of Mr Gates's success: his opportunistic use of breakthroughs made by others to seize the initiative in a new technology market. " ...

Microsoft Gates Retirement: Fast Follower: Via Financial Times Business News: Innovator, motivator and canny businessman ...