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That was the year after MS initially licensed it. MS did buy it eventually, but not immediately.
by lproven 1y ago
That was the year after MS initially licensed it.
MS did buy it eventually, but not immediately.
- canucker2016 1y agoMS bought SCP's QDOS less than one year after IBM came to them to discuss software for the IBM PC. source - Paul Allen's autobio, Tim Paterson's blog entry.
- lproven 1y agoConceded, OK. It wasn't a hit yet: it was before the PC's launch. Even so, the point remains: it didn't buy it at first.