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Part One: The Ballad of Bill Gates

Behind the Bastards

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Bill Gates and the Nabster Guy

In the early days of microsoft, there was a brisk trade in free software. Bill gates became enraged that people were getting software for free. He wrote an infamous open letter to computer hobbyists accusing them of all stealing and robbing them out of their money. The company he started with his friends is now worth more than $1billion.

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