Bill Gates says he worried Microsoft could "fade" in excellence when he stepped down, but his successor, Steve Ballmer, "took ...

Steve Ballmer mirrored Bill Gates' energy, boosted his social life, and became the round-the-clock business partner he needed. Before Paul Graham defined "founder mode," Bill Gates embodied a ...

He said he wondered, "Was I going to see the company fade in terms of its excellence ... reins of the company you created — just ask Bill Gates. Gates worried about the company's future ...