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title: "3 Microsoft Years Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [At Microsoft I had many years of experience and history and seeing connections. With my direct reports, the job at Microsoft was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/at-microsoft-i-had-many-years-of-experience-and-history-and-seeing/)

[Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/steve-ballmer-3273_able_at-microsoft-i-had-many-years-of-experie_161684.png)

> [In the early '80s, I happened to find myself in the vicinity of people who would work for Microsoft five years later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gibson/in-the-early-80s-i-happened-to-find-myself-in-the-vicinity-of-people/)

[William Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gibson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/william-gibson-642_early_in-the-early-80s-i-happened-to-find-myse_778331.png)

> [Microsoft is always two years away from failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/microsoft-is-always-two-years-away-from-failure/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/bill-gates-137_failure_microsoft-is-always-two-years-away-from_3041187.jpg)

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