Gates leaves candidates with no doubt of the scale of the job     



From V3:

Microsoft’s next chief executive faces a tough task to lead the firm forward, as the firm's founder and former CEO Bill Gates sets out the skills the company is looking for in its next leader.

Speaking at a shareholder meeting on Tuesday, Gates said the firm was still reviewing the potential applicants for the role but those in the running should be under no illusion of the challenges they face if they are successful.

  Bill Gates sets out the huge challenge facing the next Microsoft CEO