What could have provoked such an unwarranted assault on the planet's best-loved billionaire? Although a straw poll of our office quickly came up with anywhere from 98 to 2000 possible reasons, the truth is we may never know for sure.....

But now - through the wonders of the Internet and modern programming - you can enter the mind of the mad pieman and experience the same unusual custard pie thrills - free!

How? With the amazing "Pie Bill Gates Game" (version 1.59) created by "The Imposter".

This 550K freeware program - which runs on Windows 3.x and Windows 95 machines (sorry, Mac pie fanciers!) - lets you stand in Noel Godin's shoes and see the crime from his perspective. You have 30 seconds - no more, no less - to see how many times you can give Bill a pie!

While it certainly doesn't make the assault he perpetrated on the warm, cuddly, kindly, humorous and just downright lovable Mr Gates any less inexcusable, it does allow us to gain some insight into the dark forces that drive Mr Godin from one Belgian pie shop to the next.

We're making this game available on our site as a public service to assist criminologists, sociologists, psychologists and anyone else who has an interest in what some people are now calling "The Crime Of The Century" to help further human knowledge.

Better understanding of crime, after all, leads to better methods of prevention and rehabilitation.

Want to take a walk on the wild side? Certain you're well-balanced enough to handle it? Then click here for a fast 550K download!