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layer8
on Nov 18, 2022
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Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison f...
At the time, C++ compilers costing money was normal (Microsoft, Borland), and those were physical products (CD-ROMs, printed manuals), so it seems semi-plausible she could have acted as an intermediary with the help of her parents.
kjs3
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My experience with Chinese universities was that they had their own ecosystem to "obtain" Western software. They didn't need an intermediary.
djaouen
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I was in high school around the same time as Holmes and recall using g++ as our compiler. This was on Linux, though.
layer8
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I know. I wouldn’t put it past her being business-savvy enough to sell the Chinese g++. :)
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