Immediately after a long time of insisting I had no interest in composing a book, I;ve lastly taken the plunge.
I am producing a guide about — you guessed it — Microsoft. It will be published in the Spring of 2008 by John Wiley & Sons. The title: Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era. (Amazon pre-order link for Microsoft 2.0 is here.)
Why did I lastly give in to the siren call of book authorship? The timing felt suitable.
Up until now, Microsoft WAS Bill Gates. But at the end of June 2008, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is slated to relinquish his day-to-day duties running the company he founded more than 30 years ago.
The new (version 2.0) Microsoft is at a crossroads. To me,
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In Microsoft 2.0,
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I am still working on the manuscript,
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