12 unbelievable facts about Bill Gate’s house – You just got to see this! (With Photos)

6. Expensive Touring

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Every fall, as part of Microsoft’s sizable charity campaigns, people at the company donate products and services to be bid on by their fellow employees. The “service” that usually gets the highest bid is a tour of Xanadu 2.0 for the winner and a small group of friends. In 2009, during the heat of the economic collapse, the winning bidder shelled out $35,000(!) for a tour of the property. Microsoft matches the donations, and then the proceeds go to the company’s charitable fund.