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"I think you should attend. Who knows, maybe it will be a script some day!?" –NatalieY pitching me on a new HR course
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“SINOFSKY! SINOFSKY! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE CHANGING THE FILE FORMATS?? WE CAN’T DO THAT!” –Steve Ballmer yelling across the building 17 cafeteria
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We can announce a partnership, something bigger, or even the “full meal deal.” –Chris Peters to the founders of Vermeer, 1995.
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I am tired from looking at all the stuff on the screen. Yikes it is overwhelming. But boy it is like a goldmine. –Me in email about early Outlook to a …
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“Though nothing more than a thin metal wire, Clippit will help find what you need and keep it all together.” –Clippit being introduced in Office 97
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“I don’t know how to read this without getting concerned.” –BillG replying to an Office96 status report April 1995
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“Code is like dinosaurs.” –Me in a memo trying to be a thought leader
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Recent writings on Management and TechnologyLearning by Shipping on Medium
Older writings on Management and TechnologyLearning by Shipping on WordPress
Steven Sinofsky’s TechTalkCulture and Work at Microsoft (archived MSDN blog)
Building Windows 8 Team BlogB8 (archived MSDN blog)
Engineering Windows 7 Team BlogE7 (archived MSDN blog)
Jensen Harris UI BlogEvolution of Office User Interface by JensenH (archived MSDN blog)
The pmarca Blog ArchiveWritings of Marc Andreeessen

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