> I've always gotten the impression that Microsoft was from the beginning more of a business enterprise than an engineering one. At the risk of being rude, if

> I've always gotten the impression that Microsoft was from the beginning more of a business enterprise than an engineering one. At the risk of being rude, if that’s the impression you had, then you’ve been entirely misled. Microsoft in the early days was quiet literally the exact opposite. I recommend reading virtually any book (there’s a lot) on the early history of MicroSoft.