Multiprenur® on Instagram: "In 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage at a developer conference, sweating profusely and hyping the crowd. He bounced around chanting “Developers! Developers! Developers!” repeatedly in a high-energy frenzy. The moment underscored Microsoft’s push to rally third-party developers behind Windows and .NET amid Linux competition. Ballmer later explained it as a genuine “call to action”—Microsoft needed external builders to thrive, not just internal platforms.