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Bill Gates "retires," screamed the headline of blog post in 2006. The scream reverberated in the IT world, which had been watching the devolopements at Redmond with immense curiosity.

As Gates saunters into the world of philanthropy, one wonders whether to look at him as an innovator, super salesman or a brilliant but ruthless strategist, or all of these personified.

CyberMedia News tries to capture the different facets of Gates in this edition of the Flavour of the Month.

 The Williams of his time
Silicon Valley has blossomed with entrepreneurs and leaders before and after Bill Gates. How similar or different are the coeval technopreneurs, we trace out

 The other side of Bill Gates
His professional life and his penchant to augment his business are legendary

 Opening the Windows to opportunities
Bill Gates during his initial years of Microsoft

 Gates exit not a big deal for Microsoft
For all his squeaky voice and teenage mannerisms, Gates has proved his mettle as one of the greatest leaders of our times

 Software sophomore logs out
Brings curtains to and era.

Billed for controversies
Suits, patent-issues, acquisitions, open source, monopoly charges.... if there's any business-cum-tech tycoon who has bitten almost the complete buffet of controversies, it's Bill Gates

 Gates Philanthropic prowess
microsoft's former head moves onto fulfill benevolent desires