Financial journalism isn't the most impressive thing in the world but one assumes that if he were selling the company rather than giving it away, the article would have mentioned that.

This "maybe I'm just cynical" line of thought reminds me of the comments that some people make about Bill Gates or Warren Buffett giving their inheritances to charity. Think of the tax advantages to the dead for disposing of their wealth this way!

Well, okay... if this is your idea of underhanded, it's hard to know what to say about it...