October 23, 2008 by Matt Thomas
Bill Gates, one of the Godfathers of computer technology, has taken a step back into the commercial world with new company, bgC3.
So what does the company do? Well, nobody quite knows, it doesn’t seem to have a public website and its federal trademark classifies it as a ‘think tank’ under vague terms like ‘scientific and technological services,’ and ‘industrial analysis and research’.
Some are speculating that the mysterious company will be used to generate ‘blue-sky’ type ideas to enhance, Microsoft and/or the Gates Foundation’s work through innovation, though really nothing concrete is known.
Bill Gates has been essentially retired from Microsoft for a few years now, though so large was the man’s impact that even that hasn’t stopped his shadow continuing to loom large over the industry. The news that he has started a company, even one whose name sounds like a chemical compound and has no public profile, is sure to spark feverish speculation throughout the industry as to just what Gates is up to.
Sorry we can’t tell you more, but you can bet we’ll be following this story closely, along with the rest of the world.
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