Gates is a DORK and is out of his league. He let the Democrats in the US nearly sue him out of existance.
Not just the rats. RINOs like Bob "Ahole" Dole, were also suing Microsoft. Billy G's problem was he that was not, as the Mafiosi say, "kicking up" to his masters in DC in the form of campaign contributions. Big corps. are expected to feed the Republicrat/Demopublican Party machine