I thought Renegades of the Empire was a fascinating look into the internal machinations at Redmond and a bit of DirectX history too https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Empire-Software-Revolution-... (https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Empire-Software-Revolution-Microsoft/dp/0609604163)
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