Dude, it's not that I'm pissed at you, but come on. If you look at Bill Gates' responsibility in the company (it's a pretty big responsibility), you would be able to see what I do. Granted, I'm not 100% up on Bill Gates' daily life, but I do know some things. I absolutely know for a fact, that Bill had to authorize both the entire Xbox devision, as well as, the Halo series. He was envolved with Bunji when Red Vrs. Blue became sponsored by Microsoft. Yes, he does have a say in what goes on there, bud.
I do admit that it wouldn't take much to sway the guy, considering that a massive loss to him would be a scratch on his pocketbook, but he still knows what's going on, and says what flies and what doesn't. He also uses his ambitions as well, to help point the company in different directions.