Gates and Allen were among the earliest to recognize that computers would become everyday appliances and had a shared vision of the capability of the programmers at Microsoft. However, Gates greatly misunderstood the global scope of computing and the number of employees that would be needed at the firm as the growth rate of the firm accelerated. Not only did Gates personally know many of the earliest employees, he had also hired these individuals. And Gates firmly believed that a company of 100 people—or fewer—could create enough software to supply the entire global market. This underestimation meant that the firm quickly grew past the point where Gates could know all the employees, and even all the managers of products under development at Microsoft. 去书内

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