Decades ago, when I was in college studying American History, I made a similar observation about all the robber baron philanthropists--they rob from us all, keep wages low, steal our intellectual property (which MS is infamous for--all new hires have to sign agreements that anything they develop during their time working for the company becomes the companies, even if it is something you think up at home, during your 'free' time--and I personally can name several egregious examples) and then they dole a little out to us in the form of libraries (Carnegie) or Foundations offering grant money (BM Gates) while preening their feathers as great philanthropists. It is a crock and always has been.