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A technological giant Microsoft is definitely losing its most iconic person. Tonight, its co-founder Bill Gates has decided to officially announce that he is leaving the company's board of directors, effectively saying goodbye to it. This is happening about 45 years after he founded it together with the late Paul Allen in 1975. 

The main reason Gatesof leaving from MicrosoftAccording to him, there is a need for a new allocation of time and priorities. Bill wants to focus much more on his charitable work in the coming years through his foundation, which he runs with his wife Melinda. It mainly deals with medical research in third world countries. In recent weeks, you may have heard about it in connection with the coronavirus, because through it GatesThey have donated $100 million to fight this insidious disease. 

Gates has been among the richest people in the world for many years. He is currently in second place with a fortune of approximately $108,8 billion. The first place has been held by the founder for quite some time. AmazonJeff Bezos and the third is legendary investor Warren Buffett. He was born on October 28, 1955, and raised three children with his wife. The tech world doesn't just remember him as the founder Microsoftbut also the eternal rival of the founder AppSteve Jobs. However, relations between these greats were very good towards the end of Jobs's life.

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