Microsoft Timeline
The Microsoft Timeline encapsulates key milestones in Microsoft's evolution from its 1975 founding to its present technological leadership, spotlighting major product launches like Windows, MS-DOS, and Microsoft Teams, and significant developments like the transition to Windows 11. This concise overview reflects Microsoft's continuous innovation and adaptation in the tech landscape.
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- April 4, 1975Microsoft founded
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft. As a result of Microsoft's founding, Traf-O-Data became defunct. - August 12, 1981MS-DOS release with IBM Personal Computer
IBM announces the release of the IBM Personal Computer, which becomes the dominant personal computer. As DOS was the only operating system available on the PC when it was introduced in New York City, this paves way to the future domination by the MS-DOS operating system. - November 20, 1985First version of Windows announced
Windows 1.0 is the first major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical operating systems for personal computers developed by Microsoft. - August 24, 1995Launches Windows 95
Microsoft releases Windows 95, which features a new interface with a novel start button. Microsoft also debuted The Microsoft Network, a search engine and web portal for a wide variety of products and services.
