Bill Gates is now the biggest landowner in the US, but what does he want with 269,000 acres?
Microsoft chief Bill Gates
He is famous for his sensible office garb and digitally-amassed fortune, rather than rugged overalls and a weathered hand on the plough.
But the pioneer spirit, it turns out, burns bright in Bill Gates. Late in life, the sultan of software, emperor of intangibles, has discovered what the aristocracy have known for a thousand years: nothing beats land.
