Bill Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft.
Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 together with Paul Allen.
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Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was listed as the richest person on Forbes.
After two and a half years of Alpha and Beta development, the full version of Minecraft was released.
