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Mary Jo Foley is the Editor in Chief at Directions on Microsoft and is responsible for in front of the paywall content for Directions members and non-members..
Mary Jo Foley
American freelance technology writer, author, podcaster, and editor
Mary Jo Foley is an American freelance technology writer, author, podcaster and news editor.
She regularly writes news, previews, and reviews for Microsoft's strategy, products and technology. Foley has been covering news on Microsoft Windows, and previously on Unix-related technology, since 1983,[1] for publications including ZDNet, eWeek, Baseline,[2]Redmond magazine,PC Magazine, and Directions on Microsoft.[2]
Career
Foley graduated from Simmons College in 1983 with a degree in technical journalism.[3] In 1984 she interviewed the then head of Microsoft, Bill Gates, for a cover story in Electronic Business magazine.
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The interview was held at the Microsoft booth of the annual COMDEX technology exhibition. During the interview, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, whom Foley did not know, walked up and began chatting with Gates. Eventually Foley