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Bill Gates and Paul Allen complete BASIC
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Microsoft founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
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Microsoft ships its second language, Fortran.
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Microsoft 8080 BASIC wins ICP Million Dollar Award.
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IBM awards Microsoft the contract to provide an operating system for the IBM PC.
This operating system later becomes known as MS-DOS. -
Microsoft released Microsoft Word.
The word processor is the first to use WYSIWYG features. -
Microsoft launches the first version of Windows.
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Microsoft releases Windows 3.0.
This is the first version of Windows that gains popularity among IBM PC users and eventually becomes a standard install by manufacturers. -
Windows NT is launched.
Originally developed as OS/2 version 3.0, Microsoft slowly split from IBM and the joint development of OS/2 after Windows 3.0's popularity. -
Microsoft releases Windows 95
The replacement to MS-DOS. The Microsoft Network (MSN) is also officially launched on this date. -
Microsoft invests 150 million into Apple
After Apple's stock had fallen by more than 50%. -
Microsoft XP is released
This operating system signals the end of the Windows 95 line of operating systems and brings the NT line into the mainstream. -
Microsoft launches the Xbox.
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Microsoft announces Windows Mobile
an operating system for smartphones and PDAs
