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The beginning
Paul Allen and Bill Gates, childhood friends with a passion in computer programming, were seeking to make a successful business utilizing their shared skills. In 1972 they founded their first company named Traf-O-Data, which offered a rudimentary computer that tracked and analyzed automobile traffic data. -
Officially established
They officially established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, with Gates as the CEO. Allen came up with the original name of "Micro-Soft," the combination of the words microcomputer and software, as recounted in a 1995 Fortune magazine article -
S. Wozniak attended to "Homebrew Computer Club"
New microcomputers such as the Altair 8800 and the IMSAI inspired him to build a microprocessor into his video terminal and have a complete computer. -
Creation of Apple
Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple Computer on April 1,1976 -
Apple II
They founders improved a lot of stuff from Apple I (the machines they sold to Paul Terrell). Wozniak wanted to improved more parts from the computers but the profit they had from the sales of Apple l wasn't enough. So Mike Markkula gave S. Jobs and S. Wozniak $250.00. The first Apple in Japan was thanks to Toshio Mizushima, he went to a festival which Jobs went. He got interested in Steve's work so they made a deal. -
Apple's first logo
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Apple's colorful logo
The Apple logo introduced May 17, 1976, created by Rob Janoff, with the rainbow scheme until August 26, 1999. -
Incorporation of the company
Incorporated of the company on January 3, 1977 in Cupertino, California. -
First arregment
Steve Jobs went to THE BYTE SHOP, which is a computer store. He made a deal with Paul Terrel,owner of the company. Jobs had to fully assemble his machine. He got paid $500 (nowadays $2.07 thousand) -
ASCII Microsoft
In August 1977 the company formed an agreement with ASCII Magazine in Japan, resulting in its first international office, "ASCII Microsoft". The company moved to a new home in Bellevue, Washington in January 1979. -
LISA
Apple began working on the Apple Lisa in 1978. -
XEROX PARC
Jobs and several Apple employees, including Jef Raskin, visited Xerox PARC in December 1979 to see the Xerox Alto. Xerox granted Apple engineers three days of access to the PARC facilities in return for the option to buy 100,000 shares (800,000 split-adjusted shares) of Apple at the pre-IPO price of $10 a share. Jobs was immediately convinced that all future computers would use a graphical user interface (GUI), and development of a GUI began for the Apple Lisa. -
XENIX
Microsoft entered the OS business in 1980 with its own version of Unix, called Xenix. -
Apple capital
On December 12, 1980, Apple went public at $22 per share,[40] generating more capital than any IPO since Ford Motor Company in 1956 and instantly creating more millionaires (about 300) than any company in history. -
the race between Lisa and Macintosh
In 1982, Jobs was pushed from the Lisa team due to infighting. Jobs took over Jef Raskin's low-cost-computer project, the Macintosh. A race broke out between the Lisa team and the Macintosh team over which product would ship first. -
Lisa won
Lisa won the race in 1983 and became the first personal computer sold to the public with a GUI, but was a commercial failure due to its high price tag and limited software titles. -
The company expanded
The company expanded into new markets with the release of the Microsoft Mouse in 1983, as well as a publishing division named Microsoft Press.: Paul Allen resigned from Microsoft in February after developing Hodgkin's disease. -
Macintosh
In 1984, Apple next launched the Macintosh. Its debut was announced by the now famous $1.5 million television commercial "1984". It was directed by Ridley Scott and was aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984. It is now hailed as a watershed event for Apple's success and a "masterpiece". -
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft released Microsoft Windows, a graphical extension for MS-DOS, on November 20, 1985 -
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft released Microsoft Windows, a graphical extension for MS-DOS, on November 20, 1985 -
Microsoft moved its headquarters to Redmond
Microsoft moved its headquarters to Redmond on February 26, 1986, and on March 13 the company went public the ensuing rise in the stock would make an estimated four billionaires and 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees -
Macintosh portable
The Macintosh Portable was introduced in 1989 and was designed to be just as powerful as a desktop Macintosh, but weighed a bulky 7.5 kilograms (17 lb) with a 12-hour battery life. -
Macintosh LC
In 1990, Apple released the Macintosh LC with a single expansion slot for the Apple IIe Card to migrate Apple II users to the Macintosh platform. Apple stopped selling the Apple IIe in 1993. -
Apple developing more Macintosh
By the early 1990s, Apple was developing alternative platforms to the Macintosh, such as the A/UX -
Microsoft office
In 1990, Microsoft introduced its office suite, Microsoft Office. The software bundled separate office productivity applications, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. -
Windows 3.0
On May 22 Microsoft launched Windows 3.0 with a streamlined user interface graphics and improved protected mode capability for the Intel 386 processor. Both Office and Windows became dominant in their respective areas -
AIM alliance
In 1991, Apple allied with IBM and Motorola in the AIM alliance. The goal was to create a new computing platform (the PowerPC Reference Platform), which would use IBM and Motorola hardware coupled with Apple's software. -
Microsoft began to redefine
On May 26, 1995, Microsoft began to redefine its offerings and expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide Web -
Windows 95
The company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, featuring pre-emptive multitasking, a completely new user interface with a novel start button, and 32-bit compatibility; similar to NT, it provided the Win32 API. -
Bill Gates Chief Software Architect
Bill Gates handed over the CEO position on January 13, 2000, to Steve Ballmer, an old college friend of Gates and employee of the company since 1980, creating a new position for himself as Chief Software Architect -
Mac OS X
Mac OS X, based on NeXT's OPENSTEP and BSD Unix, was released on March 24, 2001 after several years of development. Aimed at consumers and professionals alike, Mac OS X aimed to combine the stability, reliability and security of Unix with the ease of use afforded by an overhauled user interface. -
Apple's first official "Apple Retail Store"
On May 19, 2001, Apple opened the first official Apple Retail Stores in Virginia and California. -
Spruce Technologies
On July 9, they bought Spruce Technologies, a DVD authoring company. -
Windows XP
On October 25, 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP, unifying the mainstream and NT lines under the NT codebase. The company released the Xbox later that year, entering the game console market dominated by Sony and Nintendo -
Apple's iTunes Store was introduced
In 2003, Apple's iTunes Store was introduced, offering online music downloads for $0.99 a song and integration with the iPod. The service quickly became the market leader in online music services, with over 5 billion downloads by June 19, 2008 -
Apple would begin producing Intel-based Mac computers
At the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address on June 6, 2005, Jobs announced that Apple would begin producing Intel-based Mac computers in 2006 -
MacBook Pro and iMac
On January 10, 2006, the new MacBook Pro and iMac became the first Apple computers to use Intel's Core Duo CPU. -
Apple made the Transition to Intel chips for the entire Mac product line
By August 7, 2006, Apple made the transition to Intel chips for the entire Mac product line—over one year sooner than announced. The Power Mac, iBook and PowerBook brands were retired during the transition; the Mac Pro, MacBook, and MacBook Pro became their respective successors -
PPLE Computer would form thaat point on be known as Apple Inc
Delivering his keynote speech at the Macworld Expo on January 9, 2007, Jobs announced that Apple Computer, Inc. would from that point on be known as Apple Inc., because computers were no longer the main focus of the company, which had shifted its emphasis to mobile electronic devices. -
Windows VIsta
Released in January 2007, the next version of Windows, Windows Vista, focused on features, security, and a redesigned user interface dubbed Aero. Microsoft Office 2007, released at the same time -
App store
In July 2008, Apple launched the App Store to sell third-party applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch -
Windows 7
n October 22, 2009, the first retail Microsoft Store opened in Scottsdale, Arizona; the same day the first store opened, Windows 7 was officially released to the public -
Windows Mobile
in 2010, Microsoft revamped their aging flagship mobile operating system, Windows Mobile, replacing it with the new Windows Phone OS -
iPhone 4
On October 4, 2011, Apple announced the iPhone 4S, which included an improved camera with 1080p video recording, a dual core A5 chip capable of 7 times faster graphics than the A4, an "intelligent software assistant" named Siri, and cloud-sourced data with iCloud. (The iPhone 4S was officially released on October 14, 2011.) -
Steve Jobs the end of an area
On October 5, 2011, Apple announced that Jobs had died, marking the end of an era for Apple Inc -
iPhone 5
On September 12, 2012, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, featuring an enlarged screen, more powerful processors, and running iOS 6. The latter includes a new mapping application (replacing Google Maps) that has attracted some criticism.[138] It was made available on September 21, 2012, and became Apple's biggest iPhone launch, with over 2 million pre-orders pushing back the delivery date to late October. -
Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface
On October 26, 2012, Microsoft launched Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface. Three days later, Windows Phone 8 was launched. To cope with the potential for an increase in demand for products and services, -
Xbox One
Xbox One is a video game console developed and marketed by Microsoft. Announced on May 21, 2013, -
Bought Nokia's moobile
On September 3, 2013, Microsoft agreed to buy Nokia's mobile unit for $7 billion -
Windows 8
Microsoft previewed Windows 8
