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Steve Ballmer

06/02/25

@ Acquired

At the time of my 'developers' speech, we were facing competition from Linux and needed to reinforce our platform with third-party support.

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The Steve Ballmer Interview

@ Acquired

06/02/25

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Steve Ballmer

06/02/25

@ Acquired

The 'developers, developers, developers' speech was about emphasizing the importance of third-party developers to Microsoft's success amidst competition from Linux and others.

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Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

We engaged with hardware vendors like IBM and HP, trying to convince them to partner with us, despite initial resistance.

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Diane Greene

08/05/17

@ Y Combinator

In the late 90s, during the dot-com era, we faced skepticism about our software that allowed users to run multiple operating systems on one machine.

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Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

02/02/14

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

Jim Whitehurst recognized that the true value of Linux was not just being another operating system, but ensuring it was certified and supported across various platforms for widespread use.

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Steve Ballmer

06/02/25

@ Acquired

We negotiated a non-exclusive deal with IBM for the operating system, allowing us to license it to others, which was crucial for our growth.

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Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

To launch our product, we positioned it as a Linux tool, allowing users to run Microsoft Office applications in a Linux environment without needing multiple computers or dual booting.

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Bipul Sinha

06/06/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

In the late '90s and early 2000s, Oracle made a courageous decision to transition from Solaris to Linux as its core platform, enabling the development of large-scale distributed systems.

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Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

Michael Dell, our lead investor, expressed skepticism about the profitability of Linux companies, stating he just wanted to support Linux, which was disheartening for us as entrepreneurs.

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Varun Mohan

05/02/25

@ Y Combinator

We decided to expand Windsurf to support multiple IDEs because companies have developers writing in many languages, and we didn't want to turn away potential customers.