‘A watershed moment’: Microsoft Windows turns 40 years old

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‘A watershed moment’: Microsoft Windows turns 40 years old

By Reuters Videos
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 12:39:00

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<span>STORY: Microsoft Windows is celebrating its 40th birthday.</span><span>:: 2007</span><span>Under co-founder Bill Gates, Microsoft released Windows 1.0 on November 20, 1985.</span><span>:: Microsoft</span><span>And now the operating system is on its eleventh version, Windows 11.</span><span>:: 2006 </span><span>Expert Dan Ives said “we wouldn’t be here” if Windows hadn’t been developed back in the 80s. </span><span>:: Microsoft </span><span>“Microsoft is the foundation of this economy, of everything that we see that consumers and enterprises do. You look at Windows, that was a watershed moment that changes the way we live lives today.”</span><span>Despite 10 years of innovation, the Computer History Museum’s Marc Weber said, it was Windows 95 that became the world standard of computing. </span><span>“Considering Windows is the biggest personal computer operating system in the world, I think it’s hugely significant.”</span><span>He added that 95 and beyond helped pioneer a new platform for gaming developers.</span><span>Like many tech companies…</span>

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