Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date Summary and Reviews

Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date
by Robert X. Cringely

Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date
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Author: Robert X. Cringely
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-10-23
ISBN: 0887308554
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Collins Business

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Book Review: Fascinating stories smothered in babble
Summary: 4 Stars

There's lots of good stories and folklore in here; plenty of gossip the names Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak turn up often enough to keep you interested. It's a pity the author chose to wrap all this narrat

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