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Did Bill Gates really lie to IBM about DOS?

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There are different versions of the story and I'm not sure if there is a way to establish the truth on this. read more

Bill Gates initially advised IBM to approach Gary Kindall. It wasn’t clear whether Kindall wasn’t available in the first place to negotiate a deal or Kindall didn’t agree to the terms. So IBM went back to Gates. read more

In just about every account of the meeting, IBM asked Microsoft about operating systems, and Bill Gates referred IBM to Digital Research, even getting Digital Research founder Gary Kildall on the phone to arrange a meeting for the following day. read more

There, the young Gates told IBM that Microsoft didn’t have an operating system, but that the company should contact Kildall at his company, Digital Research Inc. (DRI) in Pacific Grove, Calif., because Kildall did have an operating system—CP/M. read more

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