Bill Gates tried to install Movie Maker himself and got stuck, old email shows
highfrequency · hn · 2026-09-07
TechEmails published a vintage memo in which Bill Gates personally attempted to install Windows Movie Maker and repeatedly hit failures — a classic anecdote about software usability at Microsoft in the late '90s. The HN thread revisits what it reveals about Microsoft's install experience and development culture of that era.
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