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Zuckerberg admits: If I wasn’t the CEO of Facebook, I’d be at Microsoft
- Mythbusters 14y agoQuoting the relevant part of what he said: “I probably would have taken an engineering job…[and] always had a lot of respect for Microsoft,” he said. “A lot of people from Harvard went to work there.” Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/20/zuck-startup-school/#tKVEqK1v43QUdR7o.99 http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/20/zuck-startup-school/#tKVEq... Not exactly what the title says.
- robotico 14y agoTrue - Depending on if they can pull it off, Windows 8 could be a real step forward in computing. Unifying the desktop and PC worlds is the goal in my limited understanding. Will they do it? Who knows, but I think it would be an exciting company to work for at this moment. That being said, I hope the system doesn't end up being closed off to outside development.
- programminggeek 14y agoI went to school with a lot of very smart comp sci people who Microsoft recruited and continues to recruit very heavily. Microsoft may misstep on a lot of things in the consumer space, especially for the last 7 years or so, but they offer great pay, amazing benefits, and used to be the most successful tech company in the world. Why wouldn't a kid fresh out of college want to go work there?