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Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace (Hardcover)

by James Wallace (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 307 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (2 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0471180416
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471180418
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,120,368 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Praise for Overdrive

Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace

"James Wallace offers many tales of . . . temper tantrums, antitrust tussles with the Justice Department, and general dirty tricks Microsoft has allegedly played on its competitors." –The New York Times Book Review

Praise for James Wallace′s

Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

"A stupendous success story. This is the most informative book yet on Bill Gates and Microsoft." –the Washington Post

"Remarkable . . . This book will make you wonder why you didn′t buy Microsoft stock when it went public." –The Wall Street Journal

"An engaging, almost classic tale of a boy who finds power in gadgets and then won′t let go." –Los Angeles Times

Synopsis
James Wallace brings readers up to date on the Gates saga to 1997 and reveals the inside story of the struggle to keep Microsoft on top in the World Wide Web game. Based on interviews with friends, colleagues, competitors, and both current and former Microsoft employees, the text offers an inside view as one of the world's visionary business minds faces the challenge of his career.

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