Windows — originally codenamed 'Interface Manager' — was announced by Bill Gates in 1983, but didn't ship until 20 November 1985. Its first incarnation was as a front end for Microsoft's command-line ...

I may maintain that the fact that Microsoft has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses in six months doesn’t mean much. But that doesn’t mean that Windows sales figures aren’t interesting. In fact, ...

Today is a big birthday for Microsoft Windows, as the iconic operating system turns 30. While there have been numerous incarnations of Windows over the years -- we are currently on Windows 10 -- and ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years ...

A one page, Windows 1985-2003 pictorial - in technicolor! Win1.01 to 2003, including rare ugly shots of Chicago Alpha Build-73 (1993), Chicago Beta (May 1994), Chinese Windows 3.2, and BOB. Pictures ...

Stranger Things 3 debuted last week on Netflix, and in advance of the premiere, Microsoft began teasing something related to Windows 1.0. If those two things seem unconnected, well, Microsoft has ...