Windows is an operating system for computers made by Microsoft. Their first operating system, Windows 1.0, was released on November 20, 1985. Since then, new versions of Windows go on sale every three years.
Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market with over 90% market share, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced in 1984.
When Steve Jobs accused Microsoft of stealing the idea for Windows from the Macintosh computer, Bill Gates replied: "Well, Steve, .... I think it's more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it."
Microsoft tried to monopolize the early web browser market by making it difficult to install other web browsers and slowing down Windows if Internet Explorer was uninstalled.
After Bill Gates purchased the Da Vinci Codex, he had it scanned for use as a wallpaper on Windows '95.
Former Roxy Music band member Brian Eno wrote the iconic Windows 95 start-up sound on a Mac.
Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale on October 25, 2001.
Microsoft was about to use "Prepare to Fly" slogan for its Windows XP launch but dropped it because the 9/11 attacks happened.
The newest version, Windows 10, came out July 29, 2015. Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed by Microsoft, was included in the new Windows operating system.
The Windows 10 default desktop image is actually a photograph and not made using CGI
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| Windows 1.0, the first version, released in 1985 Wikipedia |
When Steve Jobs accused Microsoft of stealing the idea for Windows from the Macintosh computer, Bill Gates replied: "Well, Steve, .... I think it's more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it."
Microsoft tried to monopolize the early web browser market by making it difficult to install other web browsers and slowing down Windows if Internet Explorer was uninstalled.
After Bill Gates purchased the Da Vinci Codex, he had it scanned for use as a wallpaper on Windows '95.
Former Roxy Music band member Brian Eno wrote the iconic Windows 95 start-up sound on a Mac.
Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale on October 25, 2001.
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| A screenshot of Windows XP Service Pack 3 showing My Computer. Wikipedia |
Microsoft was about to use "Prepare to Fly" slogan for its Windows XP launch but dropped it because the 9/11 attacks happened.
The newest version, Windows 10, came out July 29, 2015. Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed by Microsoft, was included in the new Windows operating system.
The Windows 10 default desktop image is actually a photograph and not made using CGI
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