The critics also contend that Mr. Gates 's comments to The Seattle Times contradicted those of Microsoft 's chief executive , Steve Ballmer , who sent a companywide e-mail message last Friday explaining the decision not to support the bill as part of a larger reconsideration of the role the company should play in social debates .
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