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Headline News 21:14 -- 03/30/1998

Gates: 'I Don't Make a Move without Miller'

gates.jpg (7764 bytes) Microsoft's Bill Gates revealed in a press conference yesterday that his best business decisions came after clandestine meetings with an adviser whose existence has been kept secret until now.
"I would have lost my shirt a dozen times if it weren't for Mark Miller," Gates said. "Mark is my brain, my conscience, my heart. It's high time the world found out about Mark."
According to Gates, Miller persuaded him to name Microsoft's graphical interface "Windows" rather than "Picture Thingys." Miller also quietly polished Gates' public image by introducing him to the concept of matching socks.
"Chairman Bill is a generous genius," said Miller, a highly respected Network Services Director in Redondo Beach, CA. "We get together over a Dr. Pepper every so often, but I'm no Wizard of Oz to his Tin Man. We just kick ideas around."
Little is known about Miller's private life. Neighbors say Miller is polite but quiet and keeps the shades drawn day and night.
"I really am just trying to be considerate," Miller said. "I don't think my neighbors want to see me parading around in my Birthday Suit."