Nov 20, 2010

Happy birthday, Windows!

Today, 25 years ago, Microsoft published its first operating system called Windows. To that time no one expected, that it would become the most succesful operating system ever.
Even though apple publishes one new innovation product after the other, Windows is still the most selling operating system world wide, and in my opinion since Windows 7 there is no urgent need to change to Mac...


The system to that time reformed they way of using computers. This is a quote from the original press release
"Microsoft Windows extends the features of the DOS operating system, yet is compatible with most existing applications that run under DOS. Windows lets users integrate the tasks they perform with their computer by providing the ability to work with several programs at the same time and easily switch between them without having to quit and restart individual applications. In addition, it provides a rich foundation for a new generation of applications.
“Windows provides unprecedented power to users today and a foundation for hardware and software advancements of the next few years,” said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. “It is unique software designed for the serious PC user, who places high value on the productivity that a personal computer can bring.”

And this little video shows how it performed to that time: 


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