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.
Show transcript (9)
Quotes and chapter references from Acquired itself. The primary source for what the hosts argued.
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Acquired Microsoft I
8 refs · 2 surfaces - [04]
Acquired Microsoft I + public record
2 refs - [05]
Acquired Microsoft Volume II
2 refs - [06]
Acquired Steve Ballmer Interview + public record
1 ref - [08]
Acquired Microsoft Volume II + public disclosures
1 ref - [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.
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Bloomberg 2024
1 ref - [02]
Microsoft FY2024 annual results
1 ref - [03]
Microsoft FY2024 disclosures
1 ref
Composition
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