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Money on projects that, for the most part, never reached the market. and apple had a crisis of confidence. >> at a time when major computer corporations like apple are laying off 10% of their workforce, microsoft is the big exception in the computer industry. >> people didn't get how much value there was to be derived from software. that the operating system could be the most valuable piece of real estate in the whole computing business was something not understood by almost anybody in the computer industry apart from bill gates. [ cheers and applause ] >> today we're introducing microsoft win...

Was spending huge amounts of money on projects that for the most part never reached the market, and apple had a crisis of confidence. >> at a time when major computer corporations like apple are laying off 10% of their workforce, microsoft is the big exception in the computer industry. >> people didn't get how much value there was to be derived from software that the operating system could be the most valuable piece of real estate in the whole computing business was something not understood by almost anybody in the computer industry apart from bill gates. >> today we're introducing microsoft w...

Most part never reached the market and apple had a crisis of confidence. >> at a time when major computer corporations like apple are laying off 10% of their workforce, most is the big exception in the computer industry. >> people didn't get how much value there was to be derived from software that the operating system could be the most valuable piece of real estate in the whole computing business was something not understood by almost anybody in the computer industry apart from bill gates. >> today we're introducing most windows version 3. >> bill gates, part thomas edison, part henry ford, p...

Part, never reached the market. and apple had a crisis of confidence. >> at a time when major computer corporations like apple are laying off 10% of their workforce, microsoft is the big exception in the computer industry. >> people didn't get how much value there was, but the operating system could be the most valuable piece of real estate in the computing business with something not understood apart from bill gates. >> today we're introducing microsoft windows version 3. >> bill gates, part thomas edison, part henry ford, at 19 he dropped out of harvard to design computer software with his f...

and tell he once was famous for. a lot of talk about that tonight. we'll look back at the life of steve jobs with dan simon. >> reporter: steve jobs was a modern day thomas edison. >> you can do multifinger gestures on it and, boy, have we patented it. >> reporter: he didn't have a patent on his own look but he was rarely seen without tennis shoes, levi's and a black shirt. he was legendary for his flair and showman ship. >> amazing. the screen float mismidair. >> reporter: his mother, an unwed college student, put him up for adoption. he developed an early interest in computers. goi...