amicus_curious wrote:
You are suggesting that IBM would not have contacted Microsoft but for Bill
Gates' mother? That is an urban legend in the computer world that is
totally without any basis in fact. I am surprised at your naivety. What
twisted contract do you reference?
"IBM came to Microsoft, because Bill Gates Mom (Mary Gates) and IBM's
executive (Akers) were both in a charity together (United Way?), and
Mary said that IBM should check out what her son had to offer. Before
you knew it, the little rogue unit in IBM creating the PC was told to
give "Mary's boy Bill" a call -- and soon after the DOS deal was signed.
Microsoft did get the contract, and Microsoft did convince them to do a
royalty thing"
http://www.mackido.com/History/PiratesOfSiliconValley.html
http://www.virtualaltair.com/virtualaltair.com/mits0026.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Maxwell_Gates
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do you even piss straight ..
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