> (Whether things worked out as he envisioned is a slightly different matter.) Well, actually they did, at least in ex-USSR, and I think in Eastern Europe too.

> (Whether things worked out as he envisioned is a slightly different matter.) Well, actually they did, at least in ex-USSR, and I think in Eastern Europe too. After not ever having a single legitimate license in 1990s and early 2000s (and being laughed upon if you had one), by late 2000s Microsoft business took off handsomely.