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Beginning of Apple
Steve Jobs and Wozniak meet each other. -
Beginning of Microsoft
Bill Gates starts Microsoft along with Bill Allen. MITS Computer buy first computer language program from Microsoft. -
Apple 1
Wozniak starts working on Apple 1. -
Apple Starts
Apple is founded by Wozniak ,Jobs ,and Wayne. -
Apple 2
Apple 2 is offered to the public. -
The Lisa Project
Lisa Project initiated. It is named after Lisa, Steve Jobs’ daughter whom he rejects at first. -
Development of Lisa
15 Xerox employees work on Lisa Project. -
IBM & Microsoft
IBM uses Microsoft OS. This was a 16 bit OS for IBM. This was IBM’s first personal computer. -
Lisa Project Development
Lisa is offered to public. -
Microsoft UK
Microsoft UK is started. -
Sculley
Pepsico’s John Sculley is hired as CEO of Apple. -
Microsoft Mouse
Microsoft Mouse is initiated. Microsoft Mouse is for the MS-DOS. This year Paul Allen resigns from his EXEC VP position, and Jon Shirley becomes president. -
IBM & Microsoft
IBM and Microsoft sign a joint development agreement. -
Microsoft & Jobs
Microsoft is allowed to use Mac technology & Jobs is fired. -
Microsoft Stock Market Debut
Microsoft offers stock, each stock was worth $21. -
Microsoft Stock Market Debut
Microsoft offers stock, each stock was worth $21. -
Microssoft V 2.03
Microsoft release V 2.03 with many improvements taken from Mac. -
Microsoft CEO
Michael Hallman is promoted to CEO. Jon Shirley retires as CEO. Microsoft becomes first PC software firm to surpass $ 1 B. -
Windows V 3.0
Windows 3.0 released. -
Bil Gates Awarded
National Medal of Technology for Technological Achievement is given to Bill Gates. -
Sculley
Sculley joins Spectrum instead of Apple -
Windows NT
Windows NT is introduced by Microsoft -
Vermeer Technologies
Vermeer Technologies is bought by Microsoft. Frontpage was their application, which was also incorporated by Microsoft. -
The return of Jobs
Jobs returns to Apple after being fired a few years earlier. -
Microsoft and 1994 Consent Decree
Microsoft violates a consent decree.This 1994 decree violation was alleged by the US Department of Justice. -
Microsoft & Sherman Act
US Department of justice alleges Microsoft violates the Sherman Act. Two antitrust cases are filed against Microsoft. -
New Releases
XP & MAC OS X are released. -
New Releases
Xbox 360 & MacBook released. -
Vista
Vista Released -
New Releases
Windows 7 & IPad are released.