Techdirt: Woz Raises $150 Million For, Well, Nobody Knows



Techdirt: Woz Raises $150 Million For, Well, Nobody Knows

This story has Woz being given a blank check to develop, well, whatever.

Maybe he's planning on financing the Twit podcast and the sales of hoddies at the Twit Store? Or maybe he's bidding on the EFF Auction for a good cause?

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