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Re:What shall I teach my son? by thewileyone on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @11:24PM (#50190809)
Microsoft would not have exploded with success if they had not gotten the DOS contract from IBM.
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Re:What shall I teach my son? by Wolfenstein98k on Saturday October 24, 2026 @06:54AM (#50220051)
Says who?

They made great products, fit the market over decades, and we're ruthless.

It seems more likely that Gates couldn't fail, than that if one contract went another way, he must have failed.

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