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Revision as of 11:36, 1 April 2007
| Microsoft Windows |
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| Screenshot of Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ |
| Developer: Microsoft Corporation |
| OS family: MS-DOS-based |
| Source model: Closed source |
| Latest stable release: Windows Vista / November 8, 2006 |
| Supported platforms: x86, x86-64 |
| Kernel type: Hybrid kernel |
| Default user interface: Graphical user interface (Aero) |
| License: MS-EULA |
| Working state: Current |
Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUI). Microsoft Windows eventually came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking OS/2 and Mac OS which had been introduced earlier. At the 2004 IDC Directions conference, IDC Vice President Avneesh Saxena stated that Windows had approximately 90% of the client operating system market.[1]
- ↑ IDC: Consolidation to Windows won't happen www.linuxworld.com.au