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008. Competing With Steve Jobs (the First Time) [Ch. II]
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008. Competing With Steve Jobs (the First Time) [Ch. II]

Microsoft had to do something, something about Borland and NeXT.

Steven Sinofsky
Feb 22, 2021
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008. Competing With Steve Jobs (the First Time) [Ch. II]
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Welcome to Chapter II. In short order I learn that Microsoft is way behind in the products I work on. BillG is really concerned about Steve Jobs NeXT computer. I move offices and find out I was part of a reorg.

This is a quick setup for a chapter about the creation of Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0.

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