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Apple and microsoft timeline

  • Machintosh

    Apple payed 2.3 millon dolars to promote machintosh
  • Adobe PostScript

    Apple linceses PostScript from Adobe
  • Steve Jobs

    Steve jobs oficially resings from apple
  • Microsft and Apple

    Apple signs a contract with Microsoft allowing them to use some Machintosh GUI elements.
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft releases Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft stock

    Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $27.5 by close
  • Mac II

    Apple introduces Mac II
  • Windows 2.0 and OS2

    Microsoft releases Windows 2.0 and OS2
  • Apple sues Microsoft

    Apple sues Microsoft for using GUI elements
  • Office Suite

    Microsoft releases the fisrt Office Suite
  • SDK

    Microsoft releases SDK
  • TV commercial

    Microsoft kiks off its first ever tv advertising campain
  • Encarta

    Microsoft announces Microsoft Encarta
  • PDA

    Apple releases the PDA(Newton MessagePad)
  • Machintosh Computers

    Apple releases the first Power Machintosh computers
  • System 7.5

    Apple releases System 7.5
  • MacOS

    Apple starts licensing the MacOs
  • Windows 95

    Microsoft releases Windows 95
  • MSSQL

    Microsoft releases MSSQL 6.5
  • System 7.5.5

    Apple releases system 7.5.5
  • MacOS 7.6

    Apple releases MacOS 7.6
  • WebTV

    Microsoft buys WebTV for $425 million
  • MacOS 8

    Apple releases MacOS 8
  • Machintosh G3

    Apple releases Machintosh G3
  • Powerbook G3 and iMac

    Apple releases powerbook G3 and iMac
  • Windows 98

    Microsoft releases Windows 98
  • MacOs 8.5

    Apple release MacOs 8.5
  • MacOs 9

    apple releases MacOs9
  • Windows 2000

    Microsoft releases Windows 2000
  • PocketPC 2000

    Microsoft releases the PocketPC 2000
  • Mac Os X

    Apple releases MacOs X
  • Windows xp

    Microsoft releases Windows XP
  • Ipod and Itunes

    Apple releases the Ipod and Itunes
  • Xbox

    Microsoft releases Xbox
  • LCD

    Apple releases the LCD iMac 17, 20GB ipod, itunes 3 and MacOs X 10.2
  • Windows server 2003

    Microsoft launches Windows server 2003
  • Itunes 4

    Apple launches itunes 4
  • Windows mobile

    Microsoft announces windows mobile
  • Garageband

    Apple releases garageband
  • OSX tiger

    Apple releases OSX tiger
  • Xbox 360

    Microsoft launches Xbox 360
  • Macbook pro

    Apple releases macbook pro
  • Zune

    Microsoft launches Zune
  • Iphone

    Apple aunches to the world the iphones
  • Windows vista

    Microsoft launches windows vista
  • Iphone 3G

    apple release to the world Iphone 3G
  • Windows 7

    Microsoft launches windows 7
  • Ipad

    Apple announces ipad
  • Iphone 4

    Apple announces ipod 4
  • Ipad 2

    Apple announces ipad 2
  • OXS LION, IOS 5 AND ICLOUD

    Apple announces osx lion, ios 5 and icloud
  • Windows phone 7

    Windows announces windows phone 7