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Old 08-21-13, 09:48 PM   #1
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Default Steve ballmer selling Windows 1.0



I love this guy, he is just so passionate about his company.

Steve Ballmer's greatest hits:


This guy is the best tech CEO out there
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Old 08-21-13, 10:08 PM   #2
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Wow...so there exists a computer with worse specs than mine?
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Old 08-21-13, 10:37 PM   #3
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Windows 1.0... $99.00 pfffttt. It wasn't worth $0.99
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Old 08-22-13, 02:07 AM   #4
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[sarcasm]
Wait, wut!

Didn't they start counting at 3?

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Yeah but that makes 1.0 even more rare.
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Windows, a "Rare Collectable"?!
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Windows, a "Rare Collectable"?!
It seems that even with Ballmer's amazing advertisement, and the temptation of reversi, windows 1.0 sold less than a few thousand copies....
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Microsoft products you may not know were acquisitions:
http://www.networkworld.com/slidesho...3-08-21#slide1
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