Gates didn&#x27;t take his wealth, he created it and earned it.<p>Having a monopoly isn&#x27;t illegal in the US. Making billions of dollars with a monopoly is not illegal in the US. The abuses in the market that Microsoft was found guilty of, they were punished for. What else are you asking for exactly?<p>Gates doesn&#x27;t need any forgiveness. His former company&#x27;s wrongs have already been accounted for - a long time ago - through an appropriate legal process.