<p>Win a Samsung 40-inch LED HDTV with The Reg and HP!</p><p>Analysis Now for that question everybody's asking: who will be the new Microsoft chief exec once Steve Ballmer slips into retirement by next year?</p><p>The software giant's co-founder and chairman Bill Gates, fellow company board member John Thompson and executive recruitment agency Heidrick &amp; Struggles are tasked with cracking that puzzler.</p><p>But before they find a replacement, Gates and Co have an even bigger question to answer: what type of company do they want Microsoft to be?</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/29/microsofts_next_ceo/">Keep reading...</a></p>