After vacating his erstwhile full-time position as Microsoft's chief software architect, Bill Gates who had referred to his retirement as a mere "re-ordering of his priorities", seems to have found one of his priorities. Apart from monitoring the day-to-day activities of his philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he will now also head a new company, which goes by the name BGC3.

According to initial reports, BGC3 will be a "think tank" company with a focus on technological and societal issues along with Gates' intellectual musings -- all of which may end up being used by Microsoft or by his foundation.

The BGC3, which according to some stands for the Bill Gates Catalyst -- with the "3" denoting the number of companies Bill has founded to date. Then there are some others who think it stands for Bill Gates Company Three: If you happen to be unaware, apart from Microsoft, Bill has also found Corbis -- the photo licensing agency and now, the third: BGC3.

The BGC3 is headquartered at Kirkland and does not seem to have huge plans like the software Goliath Microsoft -- it intends to remain in the sidelines of its larger, more illustrious sibling. On a side note, being Bill Gates does help. Reportedly, the offices of BGC3 are fully-stocked with Microsoft goodies complete with a Surface tabletop computer running a virtual guest book application... the logo looks cool too!


Via: TechFlash