Warren - 5:14 am on Jul 21, 2004 (gmt 0)

As of May 12th, Gates has 1,117,678,329 share so he stands to gain $3.5 billion

Apparently Bill is donating his share to charity through his foundation.

No matter what you think of Microsoft, it's technology or Bill Gates personally, you have to admitt he does do a lot for charity.