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1983
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Microsoft Windows was announced November 10, 1983.
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1985
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Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in November 20,
1985 and is initially sold for $100.00.
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1987
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Microsoft Windows
2.0 was released December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.
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1987
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Microsoft Windows/386
or Windows 386 is introduced December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for
$100.00.
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1988
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Microsoft Windows/286
or Windows 286 is introduced June, 1988 and is initially sold for $100.00.
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1990
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Microsoft Windows
3.0 was released May, 22 1990.
Microsoft Windows 3.0 full version was priced at $149.95 and the upgrade
version was priced at $79.95.
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1991
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Following its decision not to develop operating systems
cooperatively with IBM, Microsoft changes the name of OS/2 to Windows NT.
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1991
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Microsoft Windows
3.0 or Windows 3.0a with
multimedia was released October, 1991.
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1992
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Microsoft Windows
3.1 was released April, 1992
and sells more than 1 Million copies within the first two months of its
release.
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1992
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Microsoft Windows
for Workgroups 3.1 was released
October, 1992.
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1993
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Microsoft Windows
NT 3.1 was released July 27,
1993.
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1993
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The number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than 25
Million.
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1994
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Microsoft Windows
for Workgroups 3.11 was
released February, 1994.
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1994
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Microsoft Windows
NT 3.5 was released September
21, 1994.
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1995
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Microsoft Windows
NT 3.51 was released May 30,
1995.
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1995
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Microsoft Windows
95 was released August 24, 1995
and sells more than 1 Million copies within 4 days.
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1996
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Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 was released July 29,
1996.
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1996
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Microsoft Windows
CE 1.0 was released November,
1996.
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1997
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Microsoft Windows
CE 2.0 was released November,
1997.
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1998
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Microsoft Windows
98 was released June, 1998.
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1998
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Microsoft Windows
CE 2.1 was released July, 1998.
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1998
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In October of 1998 Microsoft announced that future releases of
Windows NT would no longer have the initials of NT and that the next edition
would be Windows 2000.
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1999
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Microsoft Windows
98 SE (Second Edition) was
released May 5, 1999.
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1999
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Microsoft Windows
CE 3.0 was released 1999.
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2000
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On January 4th at CES Bill Gates announces the new version
of Windows CE will be called Pocket PC.
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2000
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Microsoft Windows
2000 was released February 17,
2000.
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2000
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Microsoft Windows
ME (Millennium) released June
19, 2000.
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2001
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Microsoft Windows
XP is released October 25,
2001.
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2001
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Microsoft Windows
XP 64-Bit Edition (Version
2002) for Itanium systems is released March 28, 2003.
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2003
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Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 is released March 28, 2003.
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2003
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Microsoft Windows
XP 64-Bit Edition (Version
2003) for Itanium 2 systems is released on March 28, 2003.
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2003
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Microsoft Windows
XP Media Center Edition 2003 is
released on December 18, 2003.
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2004
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Microsoft Windows
XP Media Center Edition 2005 is
released on October 12, 2004.
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2005
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Microsoft Windows
XP Professional x64 Edition is
released on April 24, 2005.
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2005
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Microsoft announces
its next operating system; codenamed "Longhorn" will be named
Windows Vista on July 23, 2005.
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2006
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Microsoft releases Microsoft
Windows Vista to corporations
on November 30, 2006.
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2007
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Microsoft releases Microsoft
Windows Vista and Office 2007
to the general public January 30, 2007.
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2009
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Microsoft releases Windows 7 October 22, 2009.
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2010
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Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008
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