It does NOT mean he is an expert in climate change, environmental conservation, supply chain, medical advice, or anything else. I suspect he gets attention b/c of his billions.
Gates made a fortune selling software.
I will have to say Bill Gates made one lucky decision when he provided IBM with an operating system but kept control of the software. IBM thought the future was in the hardware, Bill thought the future was in the software. Bill was correct.
My mother, when I was growing up, told me time and time again... "Just because someone makes a lot of money doesn't mean they know anything!"
That is so VERY TRUE in reference to Bill Gates.