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In 1975 Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups . Microsoft began small but has a huge vision.
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Gates and Allen hire former Steve Ballmer to aid the company. IBM approaches Microsoft. Microsoft is focusing on a new OS. This is known as MS-DOS.
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Two years after the intial announcement, Microsoft ships Windows 1.0.
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Microsoft Windows 2.0 is released and proved slightly more popular than its predecessor.
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Microsoft announces Window 3.0 shortly followed by Windows 3.1 in 1992. 10 Million copies are sold in their first 2 years.
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Microsoft announces Windows 3.0 followed by Windows 3.1 in 1992. They sell 10 million copies in their first 2 years.
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Windows NT is released and Microsoft meets with the completion of a project that begun in the late 1980s to build an advanced and fresh new operating system from scratch.
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Microsoft releases Windows 95, selling a record-setting 7 million copies in the first 5 weeks.
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Windows 98 is the first version of Windows designed specifically for consumers. It is the last version based on MS-DOS.
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As part of its "professional" line, Microsoft releases Windows 2000.
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XP is released with a redesigned look and feel that's centered on usability.
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Windows Vista is released with the strongest security system yet.
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The wireless world has arrived. Windows 7 is selling seven copies a second.