Wei Bach added, "the three people have to know each other. Although I have 30 years directly asked ray, but I think Microsoft is invited LeiJiaMeng and ray also embrace is part of the reason he might become Microsoft’s next CEO. For gates and ballmer is concerned, this is also a major decision. Microsoft Office 2007 has a large number of outstanding talent management of the great company. Will this stranger airborne to ray the limelight job really not trivial."
Two years of transition
Wharton school of business leadership project director evan. D wattenberg (Evan Wittenberg) believes that gates’s decision to his successor is one part of the plan.
D bloomberg said, "who is outgoing CEO six years ago gates this a series of act first step. Now he will turn to another role. He will remain a Microsoft and its history the spiritual pillar of the company, he will ensure the consistency of the development. Gates has also said that doesn’t mean that he will choose to retire. Two years of transition will give Microsoft plenty of time to internal reorganization, from the inside looking the other leaders candidate."
However, the Walton, points out that the binea, "the next year or the next two years is the test period. Gates want to communicate mean, on the one hand, ‘I’m gradually to quit," but on the other hand,’ I will focus on the development of the company, to make sure that all of you can follow my way. "if otzi’s measures and gates another, whether from behind the scenes so gates will go to the reception desk said, ‘this is not what I want."
But, who also think this bloomberg d possibility is not big, after all, gates looks are more time to spend on public welfare undertakings. D bloomberg, who pointed out that "the gates challenge is to can not only in all his life he struggles of the Office 2010 company to keep the influence and not involved in too deep. Too proud of his had the established all likely to attract back gates."