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Happy 30th Birthday, Windows!

Posted by timothy on from the and-all-I've-done-for-want-of-wit dept.

v3rgEz writes: And what a ride it's been. Today marks the 30th anniversary since the debut of Windows 1.01, the first commercial release of Windows. At the time, it was derided as being slow, buggy, and clunky, but since then ... Well, it looks a lot better. .The Verge has a pictorial history of Windows through the years. What's your fondest memory of Bill Gates Blue Screen-of-death that could?

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  1. This is not something to commemorate. by jcr · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Windows was and is a tragic waste of time and money.

    -jcr

    --
    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  2. Windows a tragic waste of time and money .. by nickweller · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    @jcr: "This is not something to commemorate." (Score:1, Flamebait)

    "Windows was and is a tragic waste of time and money." ref

    Why is this moderated 'flamebait', it's only a statement of fact ..