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Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates (R) hands the Xbox videogame machine to Japanese customer Atsushi Ishizaki, first in line to buy the first machine in Japan from Gates, at an early morning
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Bill Gates 'absolutely' supports spinning off Xbox biz, but Microsoft committed to gaming unit – GeekWire
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