However, the massive 50-page report largely glosses over accusations against former Microsoft executives, letting the company slide for keeping known abusers and bullies on the payroll. The report only does a short, shallow dive into sexual harassment claims made against Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2019, when the former CEO was still a member of Microsoft's board. Gates left the board in 2020 after members investigated allegations he tried to "initiate an intimate relationship with a company employee" going all the way back into 2000.