Late 1980s. In a speech from September 1997, BillG says: "I wish I got a chance to write more code. I do mess around. They don't let my code go in shipping pr

Late 1980s. In a speech from September 1997, BillG says: "I wish I got a chance to write more code. I do mess around. They don't let my code go in shipping products. They haven't done that for about eight years now." http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/1997/pdc.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/1997/...