{"id":295108,"date":"2025-02-10T08:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=347916"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:25:56","slug":"bill-gates-reflects-on-microsofts-biggest-strategic-mistakes-that-could-have-destroyed-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bill-gates-reflects-on-microsofts-biggest-strategic-mistakes-that-could-have-destroyed-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates reflects on Microsoft's biggest strategic mistakes that could have destroyed the company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft, founded almost 50 years ago, has left an indelible mark in the technological field, becoming a benchmark alongside companies like Apple or IBM.<\/p>\n\n

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Bill Gates, co-founder of the company<\/a>, has acknowledged on several occasions the mistakes he made during his management, including the elimination of Windows Phone and the decision to forgo Android<\/strong>, a move that many consider his biggest strategic error.<\/p>\n\n\n

In a recent CNBC article, Gates shared reflections from his new book, ‘Source Code’, where he reveals that he did not feel at ease with the company until 1998, eleven years after Microsoft went public and generated revenues of 61 million dollars a day.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bill Gates is publishing his first memoir, "Source Code: My Beginnings."

The Microsoft founder has spent decades and billions crafting his "good billionaire" image \u2014 but his critics remain unimpressed. https:\/\/t.co\/aF6WOiLCQx<\/a><\/p>— DW News (@dwnews) February 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>