Bill Gates is succesful, kind and generous. He never finished college, he reads books and writes about them on a blog. He is that rare combination of super smart and benevolent at the time. Trustworthy. Just read his best friend Paul Allen's book. He has given away increments of the fortune that he earned through honest, legal business practices. DOJ dropped their case against Microsoft because Microsoft was innocent. Microsoft is a different company now, too. Gates' company brought us open formats, like zip-compressed XML files as Word documents and PDF alternatives like XPS. He was such a thoughtful developer, e.g., overwriting MBRs installed by other OS with a Microsoft MBR, and making it impossible to boot Windows from partitions other than the first one, in case you accidentally tried to boot another OS from partition one. Microsoft could have stayed the same but they have changed with the times. They now control access to your professional profile on LinkedIn and your source code on Github. Other companies can read their useful patents and use their clever inventions, allowing the development of wonderful things like Google Android. They transformed the Microsoft company culture. Every employee receives full health insurance and benefits; no more contract workers. Everyone working for Microsoft is happy now. What a great place to work. All bugs in Windows have been fixed; it is 100% secure and is still found everywhere. This is a true story of the American Dream. Work hard, follow the rules and be kind to others and you too can succeed. Bill Gates, a gifted kid from a wealthy, connected family who made his way to the top the old-fashioned way: he earned it. He has always respected the intelligence of Microsoft users, as the story of AARD demonstrates. Bill Gates is a man that be trusted. Like Mark Zuckerberg. It makes sense that Microsoft was one of the earliest Facebook investors. Both men of great character.

Gary Kildall RIP.