Microsoft
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Microsoft has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including My First Million, Stuff You Should Know. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
David RubensteinAmerican businessman, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, philanthropist and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Rubenstein argues Microsoft benefited from luck when IBM chose not to own the PC operating system it hired Microsoft to provide.
“When IBM was looking for a software or operating system for its PC, they hired Microsoft to provide it”
My First Million: David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 30:03
Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant reports Microsoft signed a 20-year deal to buy power from TMI-1 starting in 2028 to supply AI data centers.
“Microsoft signed a 20-year deal to purchase power from TMI1 starting a couple of years from now in 2028”
Stuff You Should Know: Three Mile Island (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 44:40
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- My First Million · 1 episode
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500BMy First Million · Sep 14, 2026 · 47 min
Sam Parr interviews Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein about building a $500 billion private equity firm, missing out on Amazon, historic documents and American history.
Three Mile IslandStuff You Should Know · Jun 4, 2026 · 46 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant recount the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident, its causes, health debates, cleanup, and effect on U.S. nuclear power.