Microsoft's Heavy Metal Phase

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Microsoft's Heavy Metal Phase

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Ah yes, the 1980 Microsoft logo. Back when tech companies thought heavy metal band aesthetics would somehow make database management seem edgy. Turns out Bill Gates was secretly a metalhead all along. The logo screams "We're not just going to revolutionize personal computing, we're going to melt your face while doing it." Microsoft's early identity crisis – torn between business software and opening for Metallica.

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