He is a saavy businessman. I never met him, but have known of him for almost 30 years, and everyone I know that has met him has a high opinion of him from back in his Great Plains software days, and later his time at Microsoft. I think what he would bring to the table is a rock solid understanding of Tech, and Tech execs, that could be used to neuter the likes of Gates and Zuckerberg.
While it would be nice to neuter Gates and Zuckerberg, should that be an important qualification for VP?