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On Microsoft's 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges, experiments with software and hardware, and adapts

My time at Microsoft has encompassed just shy of 10% of its historic 50-year run. … Joana Vala Pires : Beautiful post from Bill Gates on creating one of the most impactful companies of recent decades, a company that has been changing behaviors, businesses and lives for 50 years. … Yusuf Mehdi : Bill just shared the original assembly code for Altair BASIC, 157 pages of code that helped kick off Microsoft's journey completely. … David Lipien : As Microsoft marks its 50th anniversary, here's an interesting article shared by Bill Gates.  It delves into the original source code of Microsoft, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the past. … Steven Bathiche : I talked with the Verge about lessons from Microsoft's first 50 years (hard to believe I started as an intern 30 years ago!) … Jeanne Schad : “Empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”  That's the mission at Microsoft.  After three years here, I can confirm: this is truly who we are. …

The Verge Tom Warren

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  • @tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren on bluesky
    How Microsoft made it through 50 years.  I've sat down with a bunch of Microsoft employees to reflect on how the company has constantly adapted to change over the past 50 years 👇 www.theverge.com/microsoft/64...
  • @satyanadella Satya Nadella on x
    Three Microsoft CEOs walk into a room on Microsoft's 50th anniversary ... and are interviewed by Copilot! [video]
  • @steipete Peter Steinberger on x
    Now let's see Siri, Tim and Craig? Oh, wait. 🥲
  • @bradsmi Brad Smith on x
    Happy Birthday @Microsoft! There's no more iconic place to celebrate our 50th Birthday than the Seattle Space Needle, and no more impactful group than our 50 nonprofit changemakers. Keep reaching for the sky! #OneFutureOneSound #Microsoft50 [video]
  • @rakeshsfnyc Rakesh Agrawal on x
    Reminder: If you held only for the time Steve was CEO, you lost money. Satya has blown it out of the water. Amazing turn around of an aircraft carrier.
  • @satyanadella Satya Nadella on x
    I'm eternally grateful to Bill and Steve and to Paul for what you've meant to me personally and the vision you had to build this extraordinary company of ours that I've had the privilege to be a part of. Thank You for your leadership, your passion, and for building the [image]
  • @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x
    Happy 50th to Microsoft, Steve Ballmer-style [video]
  • @tomwarren Tom Warren on x
    Bill Gates just appeared at Microsoft's 50th anniversary event and nerded out [video]
  • @markhachman Mark Hachman on x
    Bill Gates is on stage for #Microsoft50. [image]
  • @tomwarren Tom Warren on x
    there are chairs at Microsoft's event reserved for “BG” and “SB.” So we'll definitely be seeing Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer today [image]