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A fact from Scott A. McGregor appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 July 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that technology executive Scott A. McGregor was the lead developer of Windows 1.0?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:45, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

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... that technology executive Scott A. McGregor was the lead developer of Windows 1.0? Source: "As Steve Jobs had done before him, Gates looked to Xerox PARC for software developers experienced in GUI who could put the spurs to Windows development. Charles Simonyi had been the first from PARC to join Microsoft. Now, in the summer of 1983, Gates went after Scott MacGregor... Earlier this August day he had flown from Seattle to San Francisco to personally handle the recruitment of MacGregor for the Windows team... MacGregor visited Microsoft a couple of times before he agreed to sign on to head the new Windows engineering team." (from Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire. I believe this source misspells his name as "MacGregor", as all other sources spell it "McGregor")
- ALT1:... that Scott A. McGregor led the development of Windows 1.0 in the 1980s, and now pursues extreme gardening? Source: "[McGregor] brings the same intellectual intensity to his pastimes. Cooking and gardening sound like mild-mannered habits, until you learn that he indulges in extreme varieties of these comfortable-sounding pursuits. He grows “unusual orchids and carnivorous plants” and he has a special interest in epiphytes, or plants that grow on other objects rather than in earth. Mr McGregor also describes his approach to cooking as “hardcore”..." (from "Tactics for Conflict Avoidance", by Financial Times)

Reviewed: This is my fourth DYK nomination! Will begin reviewing others soon.
Comment: I'm having a little trouble with the conjunction word in ALT1. Originally had "but", but that seems to imply he's no longer involved in tech which isn't really true. Tried "though" but that doesn't really solve the problem. Not sure how "and" feels. Would love a reviewer's opinion! I think ALT1 might be more "hooky" for a general audience.

Created by Shrinkydinks (talk). Self-nominated at 18:56, 28 June 2020 (UTC).Reply

ALT1a: ... that Scott A. McGregor, who led the development of Windows 1.0 in the 1980s, now pursues extreme gardening?
Date, length and references are fine. No close paraphrasing seen on Earwig or a spot check of accessible sources. QPQ exempt. Hooks are interesting and cited – the Financial Times source is behind a paywall but thanks for providing the relevant excerpt above. I've provided an alternate wording of ALT1 as ALT1a which avoids the conjunction issue, but all hooks are approved. Well done! 97198 (talk) 14:10, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

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