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Bill Gates Steps Down

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Staff CNET News.com

Published: 27 Jun 2008 11:36 BST

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At the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and friends took a comical look at what life would be like in the run-up to Gates's last day.

Entertainment heavyweights, such as Bono from U2, actor George Clooney and director Steven Spielberg, got some laughs at Gates's expense.

Credit: Video: Gates and friends reflect on era's end from CNET News.com

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