Microsoft Prospectus
Microsoft Antitrust
Prospectus
Section One
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Microsoft, is it 'trustworthy'?
A little background information on Microsoft.
The history of Microsoft and (only a few of) it's operating systems.
1982, MS-DOS -
Simply a renamed version of 'QDOS' (Quick and Dirty Operating System) which was purchased by MicroSoft from IBM.
MS-DOS is based on QDOS which was written by Tim Patterson (working under Seattle Computer Products). MicroSoft
bought the rights to QDOS for $50,000, keeping the deal with IBM a secret from Seattle Computer Products.
1998, Windows 98 -
Essentially an upgrade from Windows '95. Microsoft planned to discontinue it's support for Windows '98, but due
to it's popularity, Microsoft extended support until June 30th, 2006.
2001, Windows XP -
Why is Windows XP so popular? With more bugs and security holes than ever, it's a wonder that people aren't
throwing their copy of windows out the window and switching to a more......
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