Mac users would say he is ruining the lives of everyone who uses Windows, but Bill Gates has received a stamp of approval from the Queen of England.

Gates, the Microsoft chairman, was knighted Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen admitted to Gates that she doesn’t use computers often. “She said all the kids do and they are very useful,” he said.

Gates is one of the richest men in the world, and gives billions of dollars away to charity through his foundation.

The Queen deemed him worthy for his “contribution to enterprise, employment, education and the voluntary sector in the UK.”

“This honour is particularly poignant given the deep connections Microsoft enjoys with the UK,” he said.

Gates is one of just a few Americans to receive the honour, which is given to people who contribute to British interests. Ronald Reagan, Rudolph Giuliani, Alan Greenspan and Norman Schwarzkopf are a few of the others. Gates will not be called “sir,” like Paul McCartney and Elton John, since he is neither British nor a member of the Commonwealth.






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