Happy 30th Birthday, Microsoft

[Tami]

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the software company we all love to hate. Here's what Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer had to say about the event:

Bill Gates:

"As I think about the last 30 years, I'm most proud of our making 'big bets' on technologies like the graphical user interface or Web services and watching them grow into something people rely on every day."

Steve Ballmer:

"With our 30-year heritage of delivering low-cost, high-volume innovations, we're in a great position to provide people and organizations with the software and services they need to achieve their potential."

Who would've thought that all of this started with a 14 year old boy and a traffic light innovation. Now if he'd only do something about that hair /blum.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />