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09-02-2013, 01:44
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Why Bill Gates said no to buying Sega, according to former MS exec (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHGXdP-3sVPoyT5cWGL1fK_Jt8Wvw&url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/08/why-bill-gates-said-no-to-buying-sega-according-to-former-ms-ex/)
Joystiq
Before there was an original Xbox, rumors ran rampant that Microsoft was looking to purchase Sega as a means to get into the console business. Joachim Kempin – who worked at Microsoft from 1983 until 2003 and rose to senior VP – says that Bill Gates ...
Microsoft chose not to buy Sega because it didn't have the 'muscle' (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH0oIbzN2shDCzkPw2g-bqvEYGvIw&url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/microsoft-chose-not-to-buy-sega-because-it-didnt-have-the-muscle-6403661)GameSpot
What People Used To Say About The Sega Dreamcast (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGJbHQxG_vuUm0kkaVjvUVEUAXkZg&url=http://kotaku.com/5982430/what-people-used-to-say-about-the-sega-dreamcast)Kotaku
Microsoft mulled Sega buyout before deciding company "didn't have enough ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFCij2wpcj2RtT5nU6Kxo7liR4M6w&url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-08-microsoft-mulled-sega-buy-out-before-deciding-company-didnt-have-enough-muscle-to-stop-sony)Eurogamer.net
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Why Bill Gates said no to buying Sega, according to former MS exec (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHGXdP-3sVPoyT5cWGL1fK_Jt8Wvw&url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/08/why-bill-gates-said-no-to-buying-sega-according-to-former-ms-ex/)
Joystiq
Before there was an original Xbox, rumors ran rampant that Microsoft was looking to purchase Sega as a means to get into the console business. Joachim Kempin – who worked at Microsoft from 1983 until 2003 and rose to senior VP – says that Bill Gates ...
Microsoft chose not to buy Sega because it didn't have the 'muscle' (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH0oIbzN2shDCzkPw2g-bqvEYGvIw&url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/microsoft-chose-not-to-buy-sega-because-it-didnt-have-the-muscle-6403661)GameSpot
What People Used To Say About The Sega Dreamcast (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGJbHQxG_vuUm0kkaVjvUVEUAXkZg&url=http://kotaku.com/5982430/what-people-used-to-say-about-the-sega-dreamcast)Kotaku
Microsoft mulled Sega buyout before deciding company "didn't have enough ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFCij2wpcj2RtT5nU6Kxo7liR4M6w&url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-08-microsoft-mulled-sega-buy-out-before-deciding-company-didnt-have-enough-muscle-to-stop-sony)Eurogamer.net
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