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A computer’s operating system coordinates the operation of its programs and data. Windows is Microsoft’s operating system.
First introduced in 1985, Microsoft Windows has had many updates and now dominates the world’s personal computer market. As of October 2009, Windows had approximately 91% of the market share of the client operating systems for usage on the Internet.
Here are the different versions of WIndows that we’ve seen, along with their release dates:
- Windows 1.0 – November 1985
- Windows 2.0 – October 1987
- Windows 3.0 – 1990
- Windows 3.1 – 1992
- Windows 95 – August 1995
- Windows 1998 – August 1998
- Windows ME – September 2000
- Windows XP – October 2001
- Windows Vista – July 2005
- Windows 7 – October 2009
Microsoft Windows Domination
Often when you buy a personal computer, it comes already packaged up with a working copy of the Windows operating system.Most consumers are going to just use Windows and not even think that there is an alternative. Thus, Microsoft’s hold on the PC market grows.