Exclusive: Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board | Reuters

Strange days indeed

"The three investors are concerned that Gates' presence on the board effectively blocks the adoption of new strategies and would limit the power of a new chief executive to make substantial changes. In particular, they point to Gates' role on the special committee searching for Ballmer's successor.
They are also worried that Gates - who spends most of his time on his philanthropic foundation - wields power out of proportion to his declining shareholding."

Exclusive: Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board | Reuters