Oh my...
Bill Gates is to receive an honorary knighthood from the (British) Queen for "outstanding services to enterprise".
Personally, given his track record on monopolisation I find that quite amusing, but my outlook on life is one of the reasons I no longer live in the UK

BTW, he still won't be able to call himself "Sir" - because he is neither a British nor a Commonwealth citizen.
Story from Reuters
here for those with an interest.
PM