Microsoft Zone A Legacy in the making In this brief history of Microsoft's first involvement with online gaming, Claudius Tiulea will lead you on an exploration of how Bill Gates' idea of the "Internet Tidal Wave" was turned into a multi-million dollar online gaming community. Included in this article are exclusive interviews with Steve Murch, MSN Zone's first CEO and Don Ryan, Studio CEO Manager for the Zone. Online Communities have been growing rapidly since the early dot-com-boom. In 1995, B…