The Smarmy Carny

Happy Birthday, Microsoft

In October 1985, Windows first shipped.

What would we be doing now if Windows had never shipped? Would the 95% of computer users that currently use Windows be using an Apple OS instead? If so, would Apple still be charging an arm and a leg for their Macs? And with only Apple on the scene, would Linux have been developed as much as it has? The answers to these questions, just like the number of licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop, the world may never know.

Back then, it didn't even include Internet Explorer.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 14th, 2005 at 09:39 by Novac and is filed under All, Apple, Computers, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

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