1 - At the time, creating the next Microsoft meant creating a company from scratch, which built products that the whole world uses. There are many economies of

1 - At the time, creating the next Microsoft meant creating a company from scratch, which built products that the whole world uses. There are many economies of scales that great software companies can achieve. 2 - He didn't claim this explicitly. It was my interpretation of the results of everyone growing their own. I'm less convinced of this today.