I think the fact that Bill Gates was announced as a TIME "Person of the Year" and made the cover standing next to Bono and sharing the honor with his wife, Melinda AND having the words THE GOOD SAMARITANS underneath his picture shows pretty dramatically how America is feeling about Gates, giving him better-than-rock-star status. Hell, Bono IS a rock star and this honor says there's something better than being treated like a rock god.