Don't dismiss what looks like a joke
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take it seriously. No, they did not. And within 10 years, they were fighting for their life. And they thought they also thought Linux was a joke. Now, most of their Azure cloud revenue comes from Linux,
Episode 170: Ones & Zeros (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:51:41 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Microsoft didn't take the internet or Linux seriously, and within ten years it was fighting for its life. Now most of its Azure cloud revenue comes from Linux. Things the incumbents laugh at can end up defining the market.
Not in the audio. Responding to Adam's story about consulting for Microsoft; 'they' is Microsoft, taken from context.