* Interesting Facts on Microsoft *
→ Microsoft didn't make the original MS-DOS their operating system.
→ The company licensed the software for 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products, reworked it, and then later renamed the software.
→ Microsoft is involved in near-lingual legal battles.
→ At Microsoft , they like to mix business with pleasure.
Ex :
- Paul Allen , Co-founder of Microsoft , was a childhood friend of Bill Gates.
- Bill Gates was married to Melinda French who is also a Microsoft employee.
- Steve Ballmer , the current MS CEO , was a Harvard classmate of Bill Gates. He was Microsoft's 24th employee.
→ Chujwamwdupe , a hacker , published an attack codes after MS refused to credit him for finding software vulnerability. (MS usually credits hackers by their online handle , however "Chujwamwdupe" is sexually explicit term in Polish so that MS was uncomfortable to credit him.)
→ Microsoft was originally called "Micro-Soft" until they removed the hyphen in 1976. MS was also a combination of "microcomputer" and "software".
→ Microsoft's Windows was originally called "Interface Manager".
→ The WinVer 1.4 , the first Windows virus , was unleashed in 1992.
→ Microsoft made Bill Gates a millionaire by age 31.
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→ The company licensed the software for 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products, reworked it, and then later renamed the software.
→ Microsoft is involved in near-lingual legal battles.
→ At Microsoft , they like to mix business with pleasure.
Ex :
- Paul Allen , Co-founder of Microsoft , was a childhood friend of Bill Gates.
- Bill Gates was married to Melinda French who is also a Microsoft employee.
- Steve Ballmer , the current MS CEO , was a Harvard classmate of Bill Gates. He was Microsoft's 24th employee.
→ Chujwamwdupe , a hacker , published an attack codes after MS refused to credit him for finding software vulnerability. (MS usually credits hackers by their online handle , however "Chujwamwdupe" is sexually explicit term in Polish so that MS was uncomfortable to credit him.)
→ Microsoft was originally called "Micro-Soft" until they removed the hyphen in 1976. MS was also a combination of "microcomputer" and "software".
→ Microsoft's Windows was originally called "Interface Manager".
→ The WinVer 1.4 , the first Windows virus , was unleashed in 1992.
→ Microsoft made Bill Gates a millionaire by age 31.
Credits to 4nti!
Enjoy! :D
Contact me in Facebook:
-VinceGFX
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