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Wired Interviews Bill Gates 1996

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  • Presented by Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft

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Bill Gates discusses software, the rise of the internet, and Microsoft's strategic thinking during a 1996 visit to the Wired office.

When Bill Gates visited Wired in 1996 the editors interviewed him. I don't think we ever did anything with the interview. I had completely forgotten I had video'ed it.

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What people say. Recommended for its unique historical insight into Bill Gates's structured thinking and Microsoft's early perspective on the internet as a subscription model.

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I strongly recommend watching the impromptu interview Bill Gates gave back in the 90s while visiting the Wired office, for gaining some valuable perspective on his thinking, and how comically wrong he's been before. My internet is too flaky here at the moment to verify, but I believe this is the URL: link to this video
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This. This 1 wired interview provides an insight into the structured thinking at Microsoft/Gates even back in 1996. I'm sure this kind of thinking permeates any successful company, to have a video of this depth, and now available for public viewing, is really unique. 1 link to this video
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I believe it is in this interview from 1996 where I saw Bill Gates saying the same thing about Microsoft products, he saw them as subscriptions. It’s a long but interesting interview. link to this video
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