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Microsoft's first customer was IBM because an IBM VP sat on the board of Seattle National Bank with Bill Gates's mother (the bank was founded by Bill's grandfat
by kylebrown 11y ago
Microsoft's first customer was IBM because an IBM VP sat on the board of Seattle National Bank with Bill Gates's mother (the bank was founded by Bill's grandfather).
- unabst 11y agoBill was upper middle class. Sure he had ties, but it wasn't wealth that made Microsoft a non-failure, nor was the IBM deal a simple handshake based on privilege.