Missed meeting cost software developer billions
Game-changer
The day Gary Kildall went flying turned out
to be a significant event in the history of technology, business and
modern civilization. Unable to close a deal with Kildall, the IBM team
met with a tiny company called Microsoft. Could Microsoft provide an OS
for their PC?
The Microsoft team jumped at the opportunity. MS-DOS
was born, and so was the revolution of the personal computer. Bill
Gates the great programmer became Bill Gates the great business person,
and he subsequently became the richest person on the planet.
Kildall
and McEwen no doubt regretted not seeing the opportunity that was right
in front of them. They were pioneers in their own right and very
successful in many respects. But the day Gary Kildall went flying
literally cost him billions of dollars.
Game-changer
The day Gary Kildall went flying turned out
to be a significant event in the history of technology, business and
modern civilization. Unable to close a deal with Kildall, the IBM team
met with a tiny company called Microsoft. Could Microsoft provide an OS
for their PC?
The Microsoft team jumped at the opportunity. MS-DOS
was born, and so was the revolution of the personal computer. Bill
Gates the great programmer became Bill Gates the great business person,
and he subsequently became the richest person on the planet.
Kildall
and McEwen no doubt regretted not seeing the opportunity that was right
in front of them. They were pioneers in their own right and very
successful in many respects. But the day Gary Kildall went flying
literally cost him billions of dollars.
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