The History of Microsoft (HD) - Channel 9

The History of Microsoft - The Jeff Raikes Story: Part Two


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Jeff Raikes is the Visionary behind
Microsoft Office. In
Part One, we got a great glimpse into Jeff's history and the history of the technology industry. In Part Two, Jeff Raikes talks about Odyssey, which was the codename for Microsoft Excel. Jeff explains making, along with Bill Gates, the tough decision of
shifting Odyssey from the PC and instead focusing its initial release on the Apple Macintosh. He also talks about the dominant word processing products WordStar and Word Perfect, and about having an idea in 1987 for a presentation product before discovering
Forethought, which had a product called PowerPoint.
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