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Alyssa Newcomb reports at ABC News that the software company started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975 is 40 and fabulous and highlights products and moments that helped define Microsoft's first four decades including: Microsoft’s first product - software for the Altair 8800; Getting a deal to provide a DOS Operating System for IBM's computers in 1980; Shipping Windows 1.0 in 1985; Microsoft Office for Mac released in 1989; Windows 3.0 ships in 1990, ushering in the era of graphics on computers; Windows 95 launches in 1995, selling an astounding 7 million copies in the first five weeks, and the first time the start menu, task bar, minimize, maximize and close buttons are introduced on each window.
For his part, Bill Gates sent a letter to employees celebrating Microsoft's anniversary, recalling how far computing has come since he and Paul Allen set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home, and predicting that computing will evolve faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. "We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new applications and empowering people even more. Under Satya's leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are engaged in every facet of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry," concludes Gates. "We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and empowered countless businesses and people to realize their full potential. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come."
Some of us may disagree that the company is currently fabulous, but there is no doubt that it has been a force that has shaped the industry for the past forty years.
(Score: 2) by TLA on Saturday April 04 2015, @09:50PM
+5 most awesome rant I've read all week.
Excuse me, I think I need to reboot my horse. - NCommander
(Score: -1, Troll) by Hairyfeet on Sunday April 05 2015, @06:41AM
Nope this site has become infested by SJWs and FOSSies, anybody who points out fricking history gets modded down while the batshit FOSSies that calls Gates a murderer? Informative.
Say what you will about Slash but at least they keep the SJWs to YRO and the FOSSies to the Linux articles, here they are like black mold, just spreading all over the damned place. No wonder the number of posts per article has been going down, others are probably getting as tired as I am of ultra radical left batshit conspiracy crap.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by monster on Monday April 06 2015, @04:27PM
While I consider that your repeated moderation as Troll is undeserved (I don't agree with you, but I also don't consider your opinions to be trollish) I still think that your usage of words could be... better selected, to put it lightly.
If you tend to paint confronting points of view with peyorative words (SJWs, FOSSies) you also condition other people to view your comments in a confrontational way. That may even explain the Troll mod (which costs karma) instead of simply using the Disagree mod, which doesn't. That is the exact opposite of what this place should be, IMHO: Certain topics seem to slide too easily into people yelling at each other instead of listening and debating. That's sad.