History of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes
I&#x27;ve always wondered why IBM chose Microsoft to create the OS - what someone told me just recently was that Bill&#x27;s mother was [worked with the Chairman of] the IBM board which no doubt helped him get the contract.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mary_Maxwell_Gates" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mary_Maxwell_Gates</a><p>edited: I&#x27;ve corrected this, she wasn&#x27;t on the board but worked with Chairman.