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Microsoft (Microcomputer Software)
The company was founded in 1975 by William H. Gates III and Paul Allen in Albuquerque (New Mexico). -
programming language BASIC
created a version of the programming language BASIC for the Altair 8800 personal computer first. brought him to the president of the BASIC MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) and in April 1975 signed a contract. -
Microsoft Fortran
Microsoft launched its second product, Microsoft FORTRAN, another programming language, and soon took versions of the BASIC language for microprocessors 8080 and 8086. -
Operating system for the IBM PC
That same year IBM hired Microsoft to write the operating system for the IBM PC, which would market the following year. Gates, Ballmer and Allen did not have time to create a new system. Gates was talking to Patterson to sell him a license to Q-DOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System), the customers agreed not knowing that it was. -
MS-DOS
In February 1981 it was first loaded a version of MS-DOS on an IBM, and although it was full of errors went on sale in July. -
Multiplan
In 1982 he was released Multiplan a spreadsheet program, and the following year went on sale demonimado word processor Microsoft Word. -
Windows
In 1985 Microsoft released Windows, an operating system that benefits extended MS-DOS and incorporated for the first time a graphical user interface. -
Windows version 3.0
In 1990 consolidated with Windows version 3.0. It included many new features like the ability to directional beyond 640k and graphic support for 16 colors. -
Microsoft e IBM
En 1991 Microsoft e IBM finalizaron Una Década de Colaboración. IBM Continuo ONU de la estafa antiguo Proyecto en materiales de buen calidad estafa Microsoft, sin denominado Operativo Sistema OS / 2, while Microsoft decidio desarrollar do Sistema Operativo Gráfico de Windows. -
Windows 95,
In 1995 the company released Windows 95, a multitasking environment with simplified interface and other enhanced features. -
Windows 98
In June 1998, Microsoft launched Windows 98. Consisted of an operating system aimed at home users and its main development was the seamless integration of Internet browsing.Also incorporated support for DVDs and USB connection. -
Judge
The trial against Microsoft for violating antitrust laws began in October 1998. Executives Netscape, Sun and other companies testified about their contracts and in November 1999, the federal court judge, presented its findings and stated that Microsoft had a monopoly and in April 2000 the judge issued the judgment against the company for violating antitrust laws by employing tactics that hindered competitiveness.
