[pbateman]

His net worth is $15.7 billion[1] so I doubt he's concerned about "squeezing as much out of it as he can".

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

[f055]

Good point, but on the other hand rich people have a weird habit of trying to get even richer. I'm not saying it's wrong btw.

[ianstallings]

It's the same drive that everyone has, to progress in their life. They see the money as a way to count up all their successes. Not an unheard of algorithm. Not my personal one but not unusual.