errr... he did - he's been stepping out since 2001.

Exactly, you can't just jet at the end of a day if you want your 20% of the company to be worth something when you're gone.

I don't think he gives a damn about his 20% of the company as far as cash is concerned. It's more of a legacy thing. He created Microsoft - it's his legacy, it's what he'll be remembered by, and he really cares for it.... it's a part of him.