Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates steps down in Redmond, Washington

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates steps down today, June 27, 2008, from his daily duties from the company he co-founded 33 years ago. Gates will devote more time to the $29.1 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the company said. In this file photo Gates delivers keynote speech at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on January 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger Williams/FILES)