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Windows 95 is 25 years old today – The Verge
Microsoft’s seminal piece of software, Windows 95, released to the public 25 years ago today. The event was one of the tech industry’s largest-ever product launches to date, with people lining up at midnight to purchase the new OS from CompUSA and other retai…
Update August 24th, 2020: Today marks Windows 95s 25th anniversary. Check out our retrospective originally from its 20th anniversary below and updated slightly to reflect the new anniversary date.
Twenty-five years ago today, people were lining up at CompUSA or Best Buy at midnight. It wasnt a new Call of Duty game, Apples latest iPod, or any type of hardware at all that shoppers were waiting for. It was software, and not just any software: Windows 95.
Microsofts Windows 95 release on August …
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