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Windows 1.0 was released.
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A true graphical operating system offered by Microsoft.
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Windows 3.0 was released.
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A series of 16-bit operating systems for was produced by Microsoft.
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The first version of Windows for the standard user that was also a full-blown operating system was introduced.
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Windows 2000, the first step toward changing Windows mess, was introduced.
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First release to computer manufacturers by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers.
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Microsoft announced Windows Vista, a new interface as well as some very different underpinnings.
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Released to manufacturing by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs.