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Laura Vecsey is a former sports columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Baltimore Sun. She has lived in Seattle since 1994, which does not qualify her as a resident, according to unwritten rules of local citizenship. She lives in Magnolia, studies at the University of Washington and is the Local Content Director in Seattle for Examiner.com.

  

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Bill Gates' Last Days: Live and on YouTube

April 28, 8:31 AM
by Laura Vecsey, Seattle People Examiner
 
 

Bill Gates held a wide-ranging talk at the University of Washington this past weekend, fielding questions about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, Google's search-advertising nexus for revenue and the interface glitches for Windows Vista.

It's always nice when Gates appears around town, especially as he talks about giving back to the UW and beyond, as he does through The Gates Foundation. Gates will officially step down as Chairman of Microsoft in July to work full time at his foundation, flush with more cash than the GNP of most countries.

Here's the video that tells the story of this transitional time for one of the world's great innovators.


Topics: Bill Gates , Microsoft , YouTube
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