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Microsoft was Found
Microsoft founded in April 4th, 1975 by Bill Gates and
Paul Allen.
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History of Microsoft
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Microsoft 1.0 is released
Microsoft 1.0 is released by Bill Gates, the creator of windows.
Released on November 20, 1985, and sold for $100.00 for each one. -
Windows 95 is released
Windows 95 is released on August 24, 1995 . It sells more than 1 million copies in 4 days. In later releases, there will be service packs for this OS -
Microsoft buys Hotmail
Microsoft buys Hotmail from Sabeer Bhatia on January 3, 1998.
They paid the man $400 million for the application / Website -
Windows 98 released
Updated Version of Windows 95, Released on June 25 1998.
A Upgrade Version came in 1999 to allow more options for the user. -
Windows XP is released
Windows XP is released by Microsoft Corp. on October 25, 2001.
Huge Upgrade from Windows 98 and Windows 2000. -
Microsoft creates the Xbox
Microsoft releases their new line of products, Xbox 360. It was released on November 15, 2001 for $299.99 -
Windows Vista released
Windows Vista out of Testing and gave out to the public on January 30, 2007. Before hand, Vista was given out to Cooperations. -
Microsoft creates Bing
To replace Windows Live Search, They created Bing to use as their search engine. It was created in June 3, 2009. -
Windows 7 released
Windows 7 released after the previous version Vista. Bug fixes and uprades have been done. Windows 7 is currently the Operating System of Choice for PC users. It has been released on October 22, 2009