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Inside Microsoft’s 50th: Iconic moments, strong memories, and the realities of the outside world
It had been eleven years since Microsoft's three CEOs had appeared together on stage, and the public reunion Friday of Bill ...
Inside the Microsoft Archives: How the tech giant preserves, shares, and learns from its history
Founded in 1986 and staffed by a team of six, the Microsoft Archives preserve nearly 135,000 physical artifacts, 170,000 ...
'We coded day and night for the two months to create the software we had said already existed': The history of Microsoft reminds me how far we've come in just 50 …
April 4, 2025, will mark 50 years since Microsoft (or 'Micro-Soft', back then) was founded. To mark the occasion, Bill Gates ...
How Microsoft made it through 50 years
The model built by Bill Gates and Paul Allen remains decades later. What’s changed is how Microsoft responds to a flop.
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A Surface History: Microsoft’s Ever-Evolving Vision for the Future of Computing
With its wide-ranging family of hardware, Microsoft has reimagined how we compute—again and again. As the company turns 50, ...
Microsoft Turns 50: A Look Back At the Evolution of Windows
As Microsoft turns 50, let's delve into the evolution of Windows and how the operating system has matured over the years.
Microsoft turns 50! Here are its 25 most important products and milestones
Microsoft celebrates its fiftieth anniversary on April 4, 2025. How did it get here? We've picked 25 moments that shaped ...
History Today: How Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated and its lasting impact on the civil rights movement
Dr Martin Luther King Jr, a pivotal leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His ...
Microsoft’s wildest moment in 50 years still makes us laugh
Microsoft is 50 on Friday. It's been quite a ride for the computer giant, but there's one wild moment that really stands out.
Microsoft sets May end date for Skype after 14-year run
Microsoft is discontinuing Skype in May after 22 years of service. Kurt the CyberGuy addresses other options for ...
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A Surface History: Microsoft’s Ever-Evolving Vision for the Future of Computing
The most recent products signal a return to form for Microsoft, focused simply on high-end hybrid tablets and clamshell laptops. If the history of Microsoft's Surface products is any indicator ...