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I find it ironic and quite unlikely that these memos show up in PDF format. I'm pretty sure Gates uses Office. I don't really know how to judge whether these ar
by jmatt 18y ago
I find it ironic and quite unlikely that these memos show up in PDF format. I'm pretty sure Gates uses Office. I don't really know how to judge whether these are legitimate memos or not. I also can't imagine Microsoft sitting there while confidential memos are released in their backyard. That doesn't sound like M$.
Either way the memo is interesting and Gates is surprisingly insightful. It's easy for us looking back with 20/20 hindsight and say "Of course!" ... but in 2003 it wasn't so obvious.
- sanj 18y agoThis is probably from discovery from a legal case. In those situations, paper is usually shuffled around and then scanned into PDFs. Sending the original electronic form would make it easier for opposing counsel to work.
- aneesh 18y agoinsightful? yes. surprising that he's insightful? no.
- jmatt 18y agoIt's surprising to me that he's insightful when it comes to music. An area that M$ has struggled. I agree it's not surprising that he is insightful in general.