Not bought in, I think....<p>&quot;OneNote started as an email exchange between myself and Steven Sinofsky, the Senior VP for Office, Nov 27, 2000.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.msdn.com&#x2F;b&#x2F;chris_pratley&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2004&#x2F;01&#x2F;30&#x2F;onenote-genesis.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.msdn.com&#x2F;b&#x2F;chris_pratley&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2004&#x2F;01&#x2F;30&#x2F;one...</a>