It says spin-off, so basically the company would still be owned by MS, only now as a standalone company. My bet would be on mobile phones (ex Nokia), and not XBox.

Nothing to worry about.

I think the fear about any kind of spin-off would be the new company wouldnt have the billions in the back pocket.. sure it could have some nice public offerings but its still rather small in comparison to what it has actually being part of MS.

Yep I agree with that others have said here. It doesn't necessarily mean that Bill Gates is in favor of the spin off.

Either way Id rather not be hearing this. Xbox as its own company will need to profit consistently, that will put more pressure on Xbox and less leeway when it comes to deals and big exclusives etc.

while i agree mostly with its just him supporting the CEO,   Bill either needs to work on his PR or is getting sloppy in his old age because there are plenty of ways he could have said he would support Nadella, without saying "I'm absolutely for it" lol

Hmm, like others have said the thread title is definitely misleading. To me it seems like he's supportive of the new CEO; which makes sense really.

 ‏@DavidEllis Out of context quote responding to a leading hypothetical question = Breaking News™. 

Sensational thread lol. Good job Jaywood shutting that shit.