Priorities changing for BillG

If you have not heard about this news already, here is the link to the press release.(https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx). BillG is going to tranisition in July 2008 to take full time responsibility at the Gates Foundation and part time responsibility at Microsoft as the Chairman and Sr Technical Advisor.

What a historic news is this? The man who had so much impact on the software industry and the world is going to make a even much larger impact on the health and education issues facing this planet.