Microsoft may be once again feeling the fire and brimstone upbraidings of David Boies, the US government's head prosecutor in the just re-started and seemingly endless antitrust trial against the software goliath. But at least Bill Gates has had one small reason to rejoice. The Microsoft chief executive and wife Melissa celebrated the arrival of a son in May. Pity their poor toddler daughter, who now has to split Daddy's $92.2 billion (€88.3 billion) fortune (that was the exact amount at the start of the week. To see if it's changed, visit the Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock at www.webho.com/WealthClock). Best announcement for the blessed event goes to Silicon Valley's main newspaper, the San Jose Mercury News, which ran this headline: "Bill Gates, You've Got Male!"