[jbigelow]

What is the risk for somebody with 14 billion in the bank to call out other when he/she feels they've been wrong (regardless of whether it's perception or reality). Allen could have called Gates they antichrist and he'd still have people lined up around the block to take his VC money or sit in the owner's box of Trailblazers game with him. 14 billion is definitely "FU" money.

[shareme]

Large risk as you cannot buy a rep..its earned not bought

[barrkel]

Companies buy reputation all the time (branding, association ). Doing things is not enough. People must also know about what you did and that takes publicity.