The money he gives to charity serves 2 purposes, and 2 purposes only.
1. Tax writeoff
2. Good PR, expecially at a time when he\'s catching hell for breakin AntiTrust laws and some of his shreweder buisness moves are becomming public knowlage.
He\'s not a great man. He\'s a ruthless, sneaky, unsympathetic, evil, backstabbing, son of a *****, and unfortunately those are key traits to being a successful buisnessman. While I agree that he\'s pushed the industry, I\'d rather he didn\'t dominate it. I\'d rather see the computer industry grow slowly with plenty of competition and new ideas that spur innovation and choice rather than a fast growing industry where it\'s either M$\'s way or no way.