He plans to give up some of his duties immediately, therefore, the way I understand it, the change starts immediately - as of tomorrow according to two reports I heard and one that I read. In the line that you quoted there's a link to additional information on the matter.
Since things will change starting tomorrow, the change, as I understand it, starts immediately. However, there is a transition period as you and others have noted. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Bill Gates announced today that he's stepping down from day-to-day > > activities in Microsoft. The change will take place immediately. > > > > http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/14827102.htm > > I don't know if we are running the same calendars: > > "plans to give up day-to-day duties at the company beginning in July 2008" > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http:/home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

