Indeed, the famous Windows Solitaire game was written by a then intern (Wes Cherry) in his spare time in 1988. He never got any money for it, but he was eventua

Indeed, the famous Windows Solitaire game was written by a then intern (Wes Cherry) in his spare time in 1988. He never got any money for it, but he was eventually hired for a paying position on the Excel team, so I guess it helped him in that sense.