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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 10)*

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

        o      Rule 13d-1(b)

        o      Rule 13d-1(c)

        ý      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.            594918104        

1.		Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
		William H. Gates III
2.		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member		(a)		o
		of a Group (See Instructions)		(b)		o
3.		SEC Use Only
4.		Citizenship or Place of Organization
		United States of America
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:				5.		Sole Voting Power
						611,749,668
				6.		Shared Voting Power
						-0-
				7.		Sole Dispositive Power
						611,749,668
				8.		Shared Dispositive Power
						-0-
9.		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
		611,749,668
10.		Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    o
11.		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
		11.4%
12.		Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
		IN

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Item 1.

(a)		Name of Issuer
		Microsoft Corporation (the "Issuer")
(b)		Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
		One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052

Item 2.

(a)		Name of Person Filing
		William H. Gates III
(b)		Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
		One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052
(c)		Citizenship
		United States of America
(d)		Title of Class of Securities
		Common Stock, $0.0000125 par value per share
(e)		CUSIP Number
		594918104

Item 3.
	Not Applicable.

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Item 4. Ownership

(a)		Amount beneficially owned:
				611,749,668
(b)		Percent of class:
				11.4%
(c)		Number of shares as to which the person has:
		(i)		Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
				611,749,668
		(ii)		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
				-0-
		(iii)		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
				611,749,668
		(iv)		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
				-0-

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

        Not Applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

        Not Applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

        Not Applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

        Not Applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

        Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification

        Not Applicable

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

		February 12, 2003 Date
		WILLIAM H. GATES III
		By:		/s/  MICHAEL LARSON       Name: Michael Larson* Title: Attorney-in-fact

*

Duly authorized under Special Power of Attorney appointing Michael Larson attorney-in-fact, dated March 14, 2001, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit B to Cascade's Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D with respect to Pan American Silver Corp. on March 19, 2001, SEC File Number 005-52919, and incorporated by reference herein.

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