With June 27 or 30 marking the Microsoft founder’s last official day of work, I would like to bid a simple farewell to one of the prominent figures of the 20th century. Someone who has a grand dream and perseverance (and any other ‘ingredients’) to put PC in every single home and eventually started the revolution that makes German unification looks pale in comparison. Yes, Bill Gates is retiring as full time employee of Microsoft.

Instead, he become a part time employee for Microsoft. Wondering how much is his paycheck as a part timer.

The reactions to his farewell have been varied across the netspher. Here are some interesting ones I could find.

One that thank him…

Bill Gates ‘ last day at Microsoft is just days away, so it’s a good time to take stock of what the man has and hasn’t done for us (and in some cases, to us). By and large, I think we owe Bill Gates a world of thanks. - Lance Ulanoff has written a well balanced article on Bill Gates here

One that ridicule him…

Now that Gates officially has announced plans to relinquish his day-to-day company responsibilities by July 2008, we thought it would be a good time to look back on some of the less popular products and technologies championed by Gates during his 31-year Microsoft tenure. - Something we can learn about Gates’s flop here

In any case, I am sure Microsoft has lost one great employee.