Remember the Antitrust litigation (1998-2001): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#Antitrust_litigation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#Antitrust_li

Remember the Antitrust litigation (1998-2001): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#Antitrust_litigation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#Antitrust_litigation Bill Gates brand suffered during this time, and it was definitely a high stress timeframe for him. He polished his brand by donating money (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundati... ) and he stepped down as CEO of Microsoft in January 2000. Google image search "Bill Gates [year]" and compare how he aged over time.