| Year |
Event |
|
See the codename definition for a listing of Microsoft codenames. |
| 1983 |
Bill Gates announces Microsoft Windows
November 10, 1983. |
| 1985 |
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced
in November 20, 1985 and is initially sold for $100.00. |
| 1987 |
Microsoft Windows 2.0 was released December 9, 1987 and is initially sold
for $100.00. |
| 1987 |
Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386 is introduced December 9, 1987 and
is initially sold for $100.00. |
| 1988 |
Microsoft Windows/286 or Windows 286 is introduced June, 1988 and is initially
sold for $100.00. |
| 1990 |
Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released May, 22 1990.
Microsoft Windows 3.0 full version was priced at $149.95 and the upgrade version was priced at $79.95. |
| 1991 |
Following its decision not to develop operating systems cooperatively with IBM,
Microsoft changes the name of OS/2 to
Windows NT. |
| 1991 |
Microsoft Windows 3.0 or Windows 3.0a with multimedia
was released October, 1991. |
| 1992 |
Microsoft Windows 3.1 was released April, 1992
and sells more than 1 Million copies within the first two months of its release. |
| 1992 |
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 was released
October, 1992. |
| 1993 |
Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 was released July 27,
1993. |
| 1993 |
Microsoft Windows 3.11, an update to Windows
3.1 is released December 31, 1993. |
| 1993 |
The number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than
25 Million. |
| 1994 |
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was released
February, 1994. |
| 1994 |
Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 was released September
21, 1994. |
| 1995 |
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 was released May 30,
1995. |
| 1995 |
Microsoft Windows 95 was released August 24,
1995 and sells more than 1 Million copies within 4 days. |
| 1995 |
Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.00.950A)
is released February 14, 1996. |
| 1996 |
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 was released July 29,
1996. |
| 1996 |
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950B) aka OSR2 with
FAT32 and MMX support is released August 24, 1996. |
| 1996 |
Microsoft Windows CE 1.0 was released November,
1996. |
| 1997 |
Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 was released November,
1997. |
| 1997 |
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950C) aka OSR2.5
is released November 26, 1997. |
| 1998 |
Microsoft Windows 98 was released June, 1998. |
| 1998 |
Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 was released July,
1998. |
| 1998 |
In October of 1998 Microsoft announced that future releases of Windows
NT would no longer have the initials of NT and that the next edition would be Windows 2000. |
| 1999 |
Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was
released May 5, 1999. |
| 1999 |
Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 was released 1999. |
| 2000 |
On January 4th at CES Bill Gates announces the new version of Windows
CE will be called Pocket PC. |
| 2000 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February
17, 2000. |
| 2000 |
Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) released June
19, 2000. |
| 2001 |
Microsoft Windows XP is released October 25,
2001. |
| 2001 |
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Version
2002) for Itanium systems is released March 28, 2003. |
| 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is released March 28, 2003. |
| 2003 |
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Version
2003) for Itanium 2 systems is released on March 28, 2003. |
| 2003 |
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003
is released on December 18, 2003. |
| 2004 |
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
is released on October 12, 2004. |
| 2005 |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
is released on April 24, 2005. |
| 2005 |
Microsoft announces it's next operating system, codenamed "Longhorn"
will be named Windows Vista on July 23, 2005. |
| 2006 |
Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on November
30, 2006. |
| 2007 |
Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the general
public January 30, 2007. |
| 2009 |
Microsoft releases Windows 7 October 22,
2009. |
| 2012 |
Microsoft releases Windows 8 October
26, 2012. |
