MicrosoftMicrosoft is one of the famous computer operating systems, started by Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen. Both are childhood friends from Seattle. From 1982 to 1985, Microsoft worked on the first version of a new operating system called Windows. Windows was first announced to the public in 1983, but it took a while. Some skeptics call it "vaporware." After two years of the initial announcement of Windows, Microsoft released Windows 1.0 on November 20, 1985. Now, what people do when typing MS-DOS commands, is simply to point and click on the screen or "windows". After Microsoft, Windows 1.0, was introduced to the public on November 20, 1985 and initially sold for $100.00. Next up is Microsoft Windows 2.0. Which was released on December 9, 1987. It initially sold for $100.00. The rest is Microsoft's Windows 386, introduced on December 9, 1987. Then there is Microsoft Windows 286, Microsoft Windows 3.0, Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 3.0a etc. Places that produce personal computers that license MS-DOS as their operating system. By the early 1990s, Microsoft had sold more than 100 million copies. They also defeated their rival operating systems such as CP/M which replaced them in the early 1980s. Microsoft's Windows 3.0 and later versions were selling at a rate of one million copies per month. Almost almost 90% of PCs in the world used Microsoft. An analysis showed that not all 200 million licenses performed most basic PC tasks. The amount of Windows 8 devices running was much closer to Microsoft's reported value than nine months... half the paper... of different types of data sources. Following the release of Windows 8.1, the new update to Microsoft's flagship desktop operating system, Windows 8, was a big story on Microsoft's roadmap last year. This year, one of the highlights promises to be the update to the update: Windows 8.1 Update 1. Near the other end of the 2014 roadmap, there's Windows "Threshold," which well-sourced bloggers call Windows 8.2 or Windows 9. It won't be visible to the public until 2015. After the release of Windows 8.1, an update to Microsoft's flagship desktop operating system, Windows 8, was released, which is said to be the big story of Microsoft's product roadmap of the last year. This year, one of the highlights promises to be the update to the update. The Windows 8.1 Update 1. At the other end of the 2014 roadmap is Windows "Threhold", or as some bloggers call it Windows 8.2 or Windows 9.