Microsoft

Sources

Every citation, grouped by where it came from

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

Composition

Show transcript9 (75%)

External press & research3 (25%)

Load-bearing

Cited across two or more surfaces. If any of these are wrong, several claims 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

Show transcript (9)

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

[01]
Acquired Microsoft I, ch. The IBM deal
4 refs · 3 surfaces
[02]
Acquired Microsoft I
8 refs · 2 surfaces
[03]
Acquired Microsoft Volume II
2 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
[07]
Acquired Steve Ballmer Interview
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.

[01]
Bloomberg 2024
1 ref
[02]
Microsoft FY2024 annual results
1 ref
[03]
Microsoft FY2024 disclosures
1 ref