Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

This biography chronicles William Gates rise as the most powerful player in the computer industry--a man who has revolutionized the software industry with the incredible growth of his Microsoft company that now threatens gigantic IBM. Reveals Gates personal quirks and idiosyncrasies which helped fuel his fierce competitive spirit. Interviews Gates closest friends associates and former employees and details IBMs as well as Apples efforts to topple his Microsoft empire.