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Acquired · Microsoft · Sources

Sources

Every citation in the Microsoft case file, deduped and grouped by provenance. The shape of the evidence base tells you how to read the case — heavy on transcript means show-anchored; heavy on filings means audited; heavy on external press means corroborated.

12 sources3 load-bearing2 categories

Show transcript (9)

Quotes and chapter references from Acquired itself. The primary source for what the hosts argued.

  1. [02]

    Acquired Microsoft I

    8 refs · 2 surfaces
  2. [03]

    Acquired Microsoft Volume II

    2 refs · 2 surfaces
  3. [04]

    Acquired Microsoft I + public record

    2 refs
  4. [05]

    Acquired Microsoft Volume II

    2 refs
  5. [06]

    Acquired Steve Ballmer Interview + public record

    1 ref
  6. [08]

    Acquired Microsoft Volume II + public disclosures

    1 ref
  7. [09]

    https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/microsoft-volume-ii

    1 ref

External press & research (3)

Wikipedia, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg, books. Independent reporting that corroborates or sharpens the show's claims.

  1. [01]

    Bloomberg 2024

    1 ref
  2. [02]

    Microsoft FY2024 annual results

    1 ref
  3. [03]

    Microsoft FY2024 disclosures

    1 ref

Composition

Show transcript9 (75%)
External press & research3 (25%)

Load-bearing

Sources cited across two or more surfaces (numbers, events, strategies). If any of these turn out to be wrong, multiple claims in the file move with them.

  • Acquired Microsoft I, ch. The IBM deal

    number · event · strategy · 4 refs

  • Acquired Microsoft I

    number · event · 8 refs

  • Acquired Microsoft Volume II

    number · event · 2 refs