>Bill Gates is extremely technically proficient

And if you don't believe that look at his initials. B.G. - big geek. < g > Personally I'm excited about this M$ switch, it can only mean lots of positive innovation in future Visual Studio releases IMHO. Besides, the man has paid his dues to the industry and taken his fair share of pies in the face (LOL! and need to sign off now I know), it's about time he got to do something fun I think.