After Windows 98’s live demo crash, Bill Gates had Microsoft build a secret test lab to prevent future embarrassment — "That must be why we're not shipping yet."

Microsoft's Production Studios facility features a unique room designed to test equipment before recording promotional videos ...

Microsoft was apparently so embarrassed by Windows 98's infamous on-stage Blue Screen of Death it built a new testing room on campus to ensure it would never hap…

The moment, captured above, was from Gates' keynote at the then-major COMDEX trade show a few months before Windows 98's ...
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Computer used in the first QDOS demo to Bill Gates showcased in video

This weekend, a video podcast showcased the MicroFrame computer used to demo QDOS to Bill Gates. Key players from Seattle Computer Products were interviewed about creating the first DOS and how it ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates warned him that investing in OpenAI would be like setting $1 billion on fire

Microsoft made its first investment in Sam Altman's OpenAI in 2019. It now holds a 27% in OpenAI's for-profit business.

Bill Gates doesn’t regret his controversial climate memo

Bill Gates, in a talk at Caltech on Monday night, defended his stance on shifting funds away from climate change mitigation ...