Agreed. Most robber barons of their time seem to follow this same pattern - scorched earth rise to power, then spend their waning years in philanthropy.

And for a little trip down memory lane, for those who might not have been around then:

http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html

The original Finding of Fact from US vs. Microsoft is worth a read too if you haven't, corroborates most of the above:

http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm