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TIME Magazine Cover: Inside Bill's New X-Box - May 23, 2005 - Bill Gates - Microsoft - Computers - Science & Technology
![Bill Gates, (R) Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft plays an Xbox game with World Wrestling Federation star Duane "The Rock" Johnson in New York, November 14, 2001. Johnson took part Bill Gates, (R) Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft plays an Xbox game with World Wrestling Federation star Duane "The Rock" Johnson in New York, November 14, 2001. Johnson took part](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3XJ0A/bill-gates-r-chairman-and-chief-software-architect-of-microsoft-plays-an-xbox-game-with-world-wrestling-federation-star-duane-the-rock-johnson-in-new-york-november-14-2001-johnson-took-part-in-events-surrounding-the-launch-of-the-xbox-which-goes-on-sale-in-the-united-states-november-15-2001-gates-said-the-future-of-gaming-starts-today-and-it-starts-with-xbox-reutersjeff-christensen-2D3XJ0A.jpg)
Bill Gates, (R) Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft plays an Xbox game with World Wrestling Federation star Duane "The Rock" Johnson in New York, November 14, 2001. Johnson took part
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Bill Gates initially wasn't too happy about the original Xbox, thought it was "an insult to everything I've done" - OnMSFT.com
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Xbox creator Seamus Blackley says he 'hoodwinked' Bill Gates to develop the original Xbox | TechSpot
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Xbox shares hilarious throwback of Bill Gates and The Rock to celebrate 19th anniversary - Mirror Online
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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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