sucharita mulpuru, thank you, as well as jon erlichman. sitting down to talk about the future of microsoft with bill gates. hear what he had to say about his role at microsoft next. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. will bill gates ever return to be chairman of microsoft? we asked him that in a special conversation with the creator of bloomberg lp, michael bloomberg. they talked about everything from philanthropy to much more. i want to talk about the status of the microsoft ceo search and whether he's ever thought about going back to the helm. our anchor of "in the loop," betty liu, asked him how involved he is day-to-day. >> the foundation is the biggest part of my time but i put part- time work in to help as a board member. >> how involved are you with the search for the new chief executive? >> the board is working on that. there's nothing new to say. it is a good board. >> do you feel a sense of urgency at all on this front? >> i feel that way. then again, you want to pick the best person. they will move at the ri