The team behind Windows NT sent 'black cardboard coffins' and fake dog poop to their rivals back in the 90s,…
Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer interviewed Dave Cutler, the chief architect of Windows NT, who recounted aggressive tactics used against rivals like Sun Microsystems and IBM in the 1990s. These included sending black cardboard coffins with a 'Death March' birthday card and fake dog poop to executives.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: IBM
- Person: Larry Ellison
- Company: Sun Microsystems
- Person: Lee Reiswig
- Topic: Tech Industry History
- Person: Dave Cutler
- Person: Scott McNealy
- Topic: Company Tactics
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