Microsoft stories this week

Following the announcement earlier this week of Robert Scoble, Microsoft's 'Geek' blogger, leaving Microsoft for Podtech, there was another announcement coming from Redmond creating even more attention:

Yesterday Bill Gates announced he will step back from day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft from July 2008…could there be any link between the two stories, or would this be too much for a conspiracy theory?? 🙂