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Bill Gates
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Bill Gates
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 28
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Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting and want to jot things down, I bring my Tablet PC. It's fully synchronized with my office machine so I have all the files I need.
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