We interview Richard Brodie, one of the creators of Microsoft Word. Find out why he now loves to use Apple products ...
Tag: computer history
Celebrating 30+ years of MS Word
A potted history of how Microsoft Word came to be. From the early days of DOS to Clippy the dreaded Paperclip, we cover it all.
The dream boss? What it was like to work for Bill Gates
This is part three of a series of stories by Robert Gaskins who helped invent PowerPoint at Forethought Inc. in 1984 (see part one and part two). It was the first significant acquisition made by Microsoft. We spoke to Robert about the process of building a startup in the…
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Deal of the century? How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14 million
Thanks for stopping by 👋🏾 Why not check out our file conversion API - convert 100s of different file formats in just one line of code (we even support PowerPoint files!) This is part one of a series of…
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