Microsoft: Then and Now

Posted June 25th, 2008 by senfo
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That photo of 11 weirdos in '70s clothes you may have seen on the Internet really is the original Microsoft team, snapped Dec. 7, 1978, on the eve of the company's move from Albuquerque, N.M., to Seattle. Almost 30 years later, a few weeks before Bill Gates's departure from Microsoft, the group (looking better) reconvened.

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On June 25th, 2008 Mark says:

They were the biggest hippies

On June 25th, 2008 beau says:

Pretty neat. But does anyone find it weird that they took that old picture in the first place? What company does that?

On June 25th, 2008 senfo says:

I think it was more common back then. I worked for a company that started back in the 70's and they have a picture of the few original employees. I was around for the 25 year anniversary and they took a group photo of all of the employees, which was still hanging near the front door the last time I was there.

On June 25th, 2008 sulitachula says:

Ummm does anybody think it's weird that there are only two females in the before picture, but there are 3 females in the after?? Either it's not the same group or somebody had a sex change.....

On June 25th, 2008 Mark says:

You didn't hear the news about Bill Gates??

On June 25th, 2008 sulitachula says:

???????????

On June 27th, 2008 Mark says:

I could not think of who the young Bill Gates reminded me of in the first picture, but I finally figured it out. Rusty, from the National Lampoons vacation movies.

On June 29th, 2008 sulitachula says:

Young Bill Gates looks like a huge dork. That's why I like dorky guys...they have much more potential.

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