Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Microsoft Investors Call For Bill Gates To Step Down As Chairman

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pour-some-gasoline-on-it dept.

rjmarvin writes "Now that Ballmer is on his way out, flak for Microsoft's middling stock prices and lagging mobile innovation is starting to land on Bill Gates himself. Three of the company's top 20 investors are lobbying the Board of Directors, pressing Gates to step down as chairman. The stockholders believe his presence would handcuff the next CEO's ability to re-make the company with new strategies and sweeping changes. They also think Gates wields a disproportionate amount of power relative to his financial stake and day-to-day activity within the company. No word yet from Gates or the board on this internal strife."

3 of 218 comments (clear)

  1. Misleading Headline by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 4, Informative

    The headline is a bit misleading.

    THREE of 20 of the top investers have demanded Gates step down.

    Non-news.

    --
    If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
    1. Re:Misleading Headline by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Informative

      Um ya... actually the words "Microsoft Investors" in the title imply any integer above 1.

      Yes, well, the headline implies more than a few.

      Actually, *I* own 100 shares. So if *I* as an "investor" seek Gates' removal, does that warrant a story at Slashdot?

      The entire group of 20 investors onws ONLY 0.5% more than Gates holds all by himself. So what percentage do you think 3 of those 20 owns?

      The headline *IS* misleading.

      --
      If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
  2. Re:Bill Gates' response: by KiloByte · · Score: 4, Informative

    or to have them ritually mutilated.

    --
    The creatures outside looked from Alt-Right to Antifa; but already it was impossible to say which was which.