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1. CSMast+a6[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:21:45
>>JimDab+(OP)
In 1990 Microsoft hired all of the important talent from Borland who up until that point had been outpacing them in terms of product development.

We got Access, Visual Studio, and .Net / C# as a direct result.

Borland faded into obscurity.

Hard not to feel like there will be a parallel here.

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2. pixele+i8[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:31:51
>>CSMast+a6
Anders Hejlsberg didn't move to MS until 1996...
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3. yodon+Ha[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:42:06
>>pixele+i8
>Anders Hejlsberg didn't move to MS until 1996...

The point of the comment wasn't the specific date, it was the impact of hiring a competitor's team AND equipping that team to be even more impactful.

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