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Last year a former CIA technical analyst became one of the most popular advocates of online privacy after he leaked a barrage of highly classified documents. Criminal charges await him on his return to the U.S., for leaking documents that exposed U.S. National Security Agency’s wide reaching electronic spying programs. Most people might consider him a hero, but Bill Gates isn’t one of them. The Microsoft co-founder believes that methods used by Snowden to to unveil the NSA’s secrets don’t exactly solicit “admiration” from him.

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Bill Gates Doesn’t Consider Snowden A Hero original content from Ubergizmo.

This morning Microsoft founder Bill Gates answered questions from users from around the world in his second “AMA” session on Reddit. It was there that he confirmed oddities small and … Continue reading

Several potential candidates for Microsoft CEO bowed out over concerns about how vocal and intrusive Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer would be, sources close to the selection process say, with … Continue reading

This just in – Microsoft Corporation has officially announced that Satya Nadella will be their new CEO, where he will also be a member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Nadella is not a stranger to Microsoft as his previous portfolio included being the Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group. Bill Gates chimed, “During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella. Satya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together. His vision for how technology will be used and experienced around the world is exactly what Microsoft needs as the company enters its next chapter of expanded product innovation and growth.”

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Satya Nadella Is Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates Becomes Technology Advisor original content from Ubergizmo.

There is no shortage of rumors about the new Microsoft CEO. Last year Steve Ballmer announced that he will step down within twelve months and since then the company has been looking for his replacement. A lot of candidates have been rumored over the past few months, both internal and external. Recent chatter seems to indicate that Satya Nadella, who has been at Microsoft since 1992 and is currently the executive vice president of its cloud and enterprise group, is going to be the new Microsoft CEO. Moreover, it has also been rumored that co-founder Bill Gates will be replaced as the chairman.

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New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Gates To Be Replaced As Chairman [Report] original content from Ubergizmo.