Brief History of Microsoft
The evolution of Microsoft into a software giant stems from the hard work and practical business savvy of its founders.
In 1974, Paul Allen, an aspiring computer programmer saw the first microcomputer on the cover of a magazine. He bought the magazine and went immediately to show it to Bill Gates, a friend of his. Each of them realized at this point that home computers was the future of the industry, and that someone had to provide the software for such machines. Following a brief stint making programs for the Altair manufacturers, Gates and Allen established Microsoft, a software programming company.
The company took off after it successfully licensed MS-DOS (Microsoft- Disc Operating System) to IBM, which took the IBM PC to the top of the consumer marketplace. Becoming a public company in 1986, Microsoft introduced the first version of Windows in 1987, transforming the software landscape forever. Windows was an operating system which used interactive, visual icons to navigate its programs. Such a success among consumers, Windows sold more then one million copies per month by 1993.
In 1995, Gates saw the internet as the next area of focus, and course of Microsoft shifted dramatically. Internet Explorer soon became a favorite web browser of consumers, taking its place in Microsoft's worldwide computer domination.
Although Internet Explorer became popular along with the development of Windows 95, and 98, it may have become more of a headache then achievement. Internet Explorer Problem