Image by jdlasica via FlickrHotmail was hot. So Bill Gates wanted to buy it. The joke in the industry for a decade and a half had been that Microsoft was always one step behind. Sabeer Bhatia was summoned for some face time with Bill G. Bill Gates offered $200 million.
"Can I sleep on it?" Sabeer Bhatia replied. He flew back home to the Bay Area where he lived.
