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Bill Gates' excellent adventure ends in tears

LONDON — The scene: a tasteful, wooded corporate retreat north of Seattle. The time: one day last March. A large group — mainly chaps in their mid-40s — stand around. They seem to be in quite a state. Here's how one described the scene: "Steve B... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Jul 01 2008

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