搜索
BillGateshaspledgedtogiveallofhis30billion($58billion)fortunetocharityratherthanleavingitforhischildren.ThefounderofMicrosoft,whostepsdownfromhispostnextweek,saidhewantstomakeapositivecontributiontotheworld.HehaspromisedtotransferhismoneytothecharityhehassetupwithhiswifeMelinda,TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,whichfundshealthandeducationprojectsaroundtheworld.HerevealedhisdecisionaweekbeforehestepsdownasexecutivechairmanofMicrosoft,thefirmhefoundedmorethan30yearsago.The52-year-oldwillcontinuetoworkasnon-executivechairmanandwillspendjustonedayaweekatthebusiness.Speakingaboutthejoint-decisionhemaderegardinghisfortunewithhiswife,hesaid:Wevechosennottopassitontoourchildren.Wewanttogiveitbacktosocietyinthewaythatitwillhavethemostposi-tiveimpact.Hesaidhedidnotwanttoleaveitinhiswillforhischildrenandadded:Itslikesayingwhichchildrenaremostimportant.InaninterviewwithBBCsNewsnighthesaid:Iwanttomakeapositivecontributiontotheworld.BillGateswillstepdown!BillGatespledgestoleaveallhisfortunetocharity300(580),,3052,,,,,fyq,y,,EnglishJournal3Animalsaresuchagreeableriendstheasknouestionsthepassnocriticisms.7,197533,13,,90%2000fromhispostnextFriday33yearsafterhefoundedMi-crosoftin1975.Hissuccesswiththecomputergianthasmadehimtherichestmanintheworldfor13yearsintherowaccordingtoFortunemagazinesrichlist.Whenhefoundedthefirmhesaidhewantedtoputacomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome.Manypeoplehavesaidthatthecomputerrevolu-tionwouldnothavehappenedwithouthimandmorethan90percentofcomputersintheworldrunonMi-crosoftWindows.HewillbesucceededinhispostbySteveBalmer,theco-chiefexecutivesince2000.Althoughthemovewasannouncedtwoyearsagoandtherehasbeenlotsofplanning,manypeoplespec-ulatethatGatesdeparturewillleaveabiggapinthefirm.CharleneLi,fromconsultantsForresterRe-searchsaid:Whattheyregoingtoloseisthatfound-ingfocus,andtheabilitytorallythetroops.Microsofthaveanoutstandingfinancialperfor-manceandcurrentlyhaveprofitmarginsestimatedat30percent.Thecompanycurrentlymakesweeklyprofitsofmorethan0.5billion,fourtimesasmuchasGoogle.Gatescharity,TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,claimstobethebiggestphilanthropicor-ganisationintheworld.,,,,30%5,!38