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It is apparent from reading the letter that Mr. Gates wanted it published and he did not include a copyright notice or other restrictions. Since he distributed (published) the letter without a copyright notice before 1978, the letter is in the public domain. Other versions: File:Bill Gates Letter to Hobbyists.jpg
An Open Letter to Hobbyists" is a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the rampant software piracy taking place in the hobbyist community, particularly with regard to his company's software.
Later, Allchin re-ran the demonstration and provided a new videotape, but in so doing Microsoft dropped the claim that Windows is slowed down when IE is removed. Mark Murray, a Microsoft spokesperson, berated the government attorneys for "nitpicking on issues like video production". [14] Bill Gates during his deposition
Bill Gates ‘terrified’ employees at his foundation, book claims, where meetings felt like a king holding court. Sydney Lake. August 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM. Kim Hong-Ji—Pool/Getty Images.
Gates pressed on, suggesting that a computer could help Buffett keep track of his stock portfolio. But Buffett, whose investment portfolio consisted solely of Berkshire Hathaway, simply responded ...
The Gates Foundation is in turmoil, we read a leaked Oracle memo, and Blizzard is facing a lawsuit: 10 things in tech you need to know.
Microsoft, a tech company historically known for its opposition to the open source software paradigm, turned to embrace the approach in the 2010s.From the 1970s through 2000s under CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft viewed the community creation and sharing of communal code, later to be known as free and open source software, as a threat to its business, and both executives spoke ...
Altair BASIC is a discontinued interpreter for the BASIC programming language that ran on the MITS Altair 8800 and subsequent S-100 bus computers. It was Microsoft's first product (as Micro-Soft), distributed by MITS under a contract.