Microsoft at 50: the 4 worst train wrecks in the company’s history
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 ()
Microsoft is worth roughly $1 trillion today, but that sky-high valuation didn’t come without a few train wrecks during its first 50 years. I’m not talking about smaller screwups like the brain-dead Clippy, Microsoft’s intrusive Office helper from 1995. Instead, I’m looking at the ones with major consequences that in some cases set Microsoft back years, made it lose out on important markets, and cost the company billions of dollars.
Here are the company’s four worst screw-ups. (And
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