>>What comes to my mind first is the infamous Microsoft Bob Operating Environment. All PR, nary any serious development.
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>Apparently, that project was once managed by Mrs. Bill Gates.

It was. She was still Melinda French at the time, pre-Bill. So I guess we can't say nothing good came from it ;-) (Actually she seems to have been a great influence on BillG, including the charitable work which is now his main focus).