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By the mid-1980s it was “cool”
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“I don’t worry about Microsoft.
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LEVERAGE YOUR BITS OFF TAKE NO PRIS
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TAKE NO PRISONERS 56 In recent year
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TAKE NO PRISONERS 60 software, you
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“In the software industry, a sing
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THE CAMPUS CULTURE HIRE VERY SMART
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HIRE VERY SMART PEOPLE 70 you when
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LEARN TO SURVIVE 82 to Microsoft as
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What Gates realized from the start
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COVER ALL THE BASES 134 3 The slow
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HOW TO GET RICH THE BILL GATES WAY
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