He denied he ever said it, but nearly 15 years after the quote. It was quoted heavily in 1980’s computer magazine, always with a 1981 date. I’ve never seen the interview where he said it. Bill Gates is a consumate huckster, and I don’t trust his word on anything, but without direct evidence, the most logical answer is all the times he did say in interviews that the (Microsoft) thought 640k would be enough memory for much longer than it was.
He denied he ever said it, but nearly 15 years after the quote. It was quoted heavily in 1980’s computer magazine, always with a 1981 date. I’ve never seen the interview where he said it. Bill Gates is a consumate huckster, and I don’t trust his word on anything, but without direct evidence, the most logical answer is all the times he did say in interviews that the (Microsoft) thought 640k would be enough memory for much longer than it was.