8080 Books, An Imprint Of Microsoft, Launches, Offering Thought Leadership Titles Spanning Technology, Business And Society
Monday, November 18th, 2024
As fans of books, especially in their physical format, it is our great pleasure to launch 8080 Books, an imprint of Microsoft. Our first title, No Prize for Pessimism, is authored by Sam Schillace, deputy chief technology officer at Microsoft, and is available today. Our second title, Platform Mindset, by Marcus Fontoura, will be available later this year.
Computing has become an essential ingredient to almost every endeavor on our planet, and, as students of both Microsoft and technology, our goal with 8080 Books is to publish original research, ideas and insights at the intersection of science, technology and business, and, in doing so, to help advance discourse on this important landscape.
The name of our imprint takes its inspiration from the 8080 microprocessor - a foundation for the company's earliest software breakthroughs. Not coincidentally, 8080 is also the last four digits of Microsoft's corporate headquarters phone number.