>>>>What comes to my mind first is the infamous Microsoft Bob Operating Environment. All PR, nary any serious development.
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>>>Apparently, that project was once managed by Mrs. Bill Gates.
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>>It was. She was still Melinda French at the time, pre-Bill. So I guess we can't say nothing good came from it ;-) (Actually she seems to have been a great influence on BillG, including the charitable work which is now his main focus).
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>I somehow suspect the work needs one constant gardener, not a retired billionaire.

If he were an administrator that would be true. He is primarily a fundraiser and advocate of causes. He does a lot of his charitable work with Bill Clinton. The two of them have enough star power between them to bring a heck of a lot of money raining down. There are very few people in the world, from heads of state on down, who won't see them and listen to their pitch.

From what I have read he is certainly not retired, other than from Microsoft. He's just doing something different now.