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Slideshow: The Top 15 most controversial Microsoft quotes

By Michael Cooney , Network World , 05/04/2007
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The Top 15 most colorful, controversial Microsoft statements everBy Layer 8 on May 2, 2007, 4:46 pmIn the pantheon of controversial Microsoft comments CEO Steve Ballmer's quote this week about the Apple iPod: "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get...

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Can you source this? TheBy Anonymous on May 2, 2007, 11:00 pmCan you source this? The "i'll buy your right arm" comment is great, but I can't find where that comes from.

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Bill Gates QuoteBy Al Willmott on May 3, 2007, 9:30 amIf I remember rightly, in 1981 or 1982, I think he said that he couldn't see any situation where anybody would need more than 128k on their home computer!

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Re: sourceBy Anonymous on May 3, 2007, 2:10 pmI found the arm quote here. It appears to be a made up interview.

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Gates quote?By Layer 8 on May 3, 2007, 3:23 pmThe quote is repeated hundreds of times and seems to come from here ultimately.

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Gates quoteBy Jeremy Toeman on May 3, 2007, 7:42 pmSure, it's easy to find a quote and make someone look like a jerk. And sure, he's probably said things he regrets saying. But as the greatest philanthropist...

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