Back in 2002, Charles Simonyi left Microsoft after more than two decades — capping a career at the company that saw him oversee the creation of Microsoft Word and Excel, among other flagship products.
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The amateur astronaut behind Word and Excel is making his triumphant return to Microsoft (MSFT)
Early Microsoft employee Charles Simonyi is coming back after his startup gets bought.
Now, 15 years later, Simonyi is making his return to Microsoft, now that the tech titan has announced its intent to acquire his startup Intentional Software. Simonyi and the entire Intentional team will be joining Microsoft at its main Redmond campus. Terms of the deal, including the purchase price, were not disclosed.
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