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Bill Gates' Open Letter to the Hobby Users: 50 Years of Software Piracy

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50 years ago, Bill Gates wrote an "Open Letter to Hobby Users" in which he denounced the unauthorized distribution of Micro-Softs 4K-BASIC.
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Bill Gates' Open Letter to the Hobby Users: 50 Years of Software Piracy

50 years ago, Bill Gates wrote an "Open Letter to Hobby Users" in which he denounced the unauthorized distribution of Micro-Softs 4K-BASIC.

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Heise broke the news in Germany on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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