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A revolution is taking shape

By Nicholas Carr

Published: January 29 2008 18:10 | Last updated: January 29 2008 18:10

When the founder of Microsoft retires this year, it will not only mark the close of a remarkable business career. It will signal the end of an era in computing.

“The next sea change is upon us.” Those words appeared in an extraordinary memorandum that Bill Gates sent to Microsoft’s top managers and engineers on October 30 2005.

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