On Wednesday, Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect Bill Gates told the audience at a company advertising event that he wished he were not the world’s wealthiest man because he doesn’t like the attention, Reuters reports.“I wish I wasn’t. There’s nothing good that comes out of that,” Gates said, according to Reuters.Gates, who propelled Microsoft into the number-one slot in the world’s PC software market, has a reputation of avoiding as much publicity as possible.At the Microsoft event, Gates told CNBC, “You get more visibility because of it,” according to Reuters. Gates cited billionaire Warren Buffet as the person he’s learned the most from during his lifetime, aside from other technology colleagues, Reuters reports. Buffet’s understanding of the necessity of integrity in business is the number-one lesson he took away from Buffet, Gates said, according to Reuters. Bill Gates “He has this very refreshing, simple way of looking at things, so I put him on top of the list,” Gates said, Reuters reports. For related news coverage, read Gates to Donate Tech to Japanese Nonprofits and Bill Gates Blasts MIT’s $100 Laptop.This article is posted on our Microsoft Informer page. For more news on the Redmond, Wash.-based powerhouse, keep checking in.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe