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Everyone likes to differentiate between business and consumers but I don't see the difference really. Most people are people. I get personal and business mail and I have one set of contacts from my life. I don't want to manage two sets. I want one view of my world.

Steve Ballmer

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Steve Ballmer
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 24
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