Three decades of Windows: The quirks and success of Microsoft’s most lasting achievement

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Thirty years ago today, Microsoft joined a competitive race with the introduction of Windows 1.0. Apple had already introduced its Mac OS and Microsoft was a year and a half late in shipping their response. But Windows quickly caught up. And today, more than 1 billion machines are capable of running the latest version of Microsoft’s flagship OS. Here's to the next 30. #Windows30th #DoGreatThings pic.twitter.com/no05ktaxar — Windows (@Windows) November 20, 2015 Windows has had some quirks over the years. The first version was basically a skin of MS-DOS, letting users tile, but not overlap, application windows running programs like Calculator, Cardfile and… Read More
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