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Description edit
Gates reveals the guiding genius behind the unparalleled success of the Microsoft Corporation-- the biggest and most profitable personal computer software company in history-- and exposes the intensely competitive tactics that help it dominate the desktops of America. Chairman and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Bill Gates: Add a description of this character.
- Steve Ballmer
- Paul Allen
- Charles Simonyi
- Steve Jobs
- Jon Shirley
- Multiplan
- Kay Nishi
- Sculley
- Kilda
- Paterson
- Ric Weiland
- Gordon Letwin
- Roberts
- Marquardt
- Dickerson
- Winblad
- Hallman
- Brock
- Raburn
- Sams
- Klunder
- Bill Lowe
- Maples
- Windows
- Steve Wood
- Courtney
- Neil Konzen
- Cannavino
- Mary Gates
- Roark
- Philippe Kahn
- Myhrvold
- Newman
- Chris Larson
- Lisa
- Weise
- Mike Slade
Setting & Locations edit
- Seattle
- Albuquerque
- Bellevue
- Japan
- California
- New York
- Boca
- Redmond
- Silicon Valley
- Northwest
- Harvard
- Lake Washington
- Europe
- Lakeside
- New Wave
- Cupertino
- United States
- Mac
- Traf-o-data
- San Francisco
- America
- Portland
- Boston
- Princeton
- New Mexico
- Tokyo
- Applesoft
- Texas
- Dallas
- Hood Canal
- Hursley
- Massachusetts
- Vancouver
- England
- Comdex
- Oregon
- Bremerton
First Sentence edit
William Henry Gates was born October 28, 1955, in Seattle's Swedish Hospital.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen Manes (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 338.7610053092
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