Reflecting on Microsoft's early days reveals key decisions that shaped its success.

Painting at war with architecture - a literalization of the goofy representational games-playing of Mannerism. Your dropped keystones and shifting triglyphs may appeal to the connoisseur, but in case any of your less astute visitors don't "get it," any homeowner aspiring to 16th century relevancy should get themselves a room where the columns are being torn down by angry monster-men. A real conversation-starter!