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May 12, 1997

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The Microsoft Provocateur

Ken Auletta

ANNALS OF COMMUNICATIONS about Microsoft's Nathan Myhrvold. Nathan Myhrvold, 37, is Microsoft's chief technology officer, and Microsoft head Bill …

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