Forbes Magazine has an excellent article about Ebay creater - Pierre Omidyar. That lucky guy with the right idea at the right time. eBay was not a programming marvel... it was just the first... and I'm sure there are those of you out there kicking yourselves for not thinking of it yourself.
But - can you say you'd do this? Presently worth $6.6 Billion, Omidyar (and wife) plan on giving away 99% of their worth by age 52. The article explores how the overnight billionaire plans on making a real difference.
No... not Mac related... but very interesting.