Filed under: Internet, Social Software

You know, every duration we look at that headline, we have to remind ourselves that that isn’t an composition from The Onion. But seriously, it appears that Microsoft founder Bill Gates has decided to stop using Facebook, a site his company recently spend $240 million to buy a 1.6% stake in.

The reason? considering Gates was getting 8,000 friend requests a day and spending 30 minutes every day on the site. But come on, it’s not like the guy has anything else to do now that he’s stepping down as CEO, right?

The Sun initially broke the news, saying that Gates had deleted his explanation. But we all know how difficult it is to actually delete a Facebook detail. Fortunately, the Wall Street Journal did a bit of investigative work and discovered that Gates has simply decided to stop using his detail. So there’s hope that one day he will return and kick your ass at Scrabulous.

[via Lifehacker]

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Orginal post by Brad Linder