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Renegades of the Empire: How Three Software Warriors Started a Revolution Behind the Walls of Fortress Microsoft
by Michael Drummond

Renegades of the Empire: How Three Software Warriors Started a Revolution Behind the Walls of Fortress Microsoft
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Author: Michael Drummond
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-11-16
ISBN: 0609604163
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Crown

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Book Review: Good research and a riveting read.
Summary: 4 Stars

Having read virtually every biography and account that has been published on computing and especially Microsoft, I looked forward to receiving this book for what promised to be an insiders David v Goliath account of modern day Microsoft. To this end I was not disappointed. The book traverses roughly a four year span in the lives of three Microsoft employees and how they fought against the odds and Microsoft's own internal bickering to bring to the world the seeds of 2 great products. The latter quarter of the book focuses mainly on the DOJ trial and one of the three main characters, and unfortunately this is the weakest section of the book. As soon as I received it I could not put it down until it was finished and it is definately a book that I would read again. Not quite in the same league as Hackers by Steven Levy but almost. Thoroughly recommended if you wish an insight into modern day Microsoft. Recommended if you just like a good read about the happenings of the computer industry.

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