1990-1992 Windows 3.0 was released in 1990 and was followed by Windows 3.1 in 1992. These two were able to sell 10 million copies in two years. The features of Windows increased and it got better, including the graphics and the programs. This was also the time where floppy discs were installed. Around this time, there was also the release of the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) which helped developers on writing programs. Domain networking support and peer-to-peer groups domain networking was also introduced during this time. After this, Windows NT was released and is is a 32-bit operating system, which makes it a strategic business platform that supports highend engineering and scientific programs. (Windows, 2012) 1993 In 1993, there became the first Microsoft internet Site. It was named gowinnt.microsoft.com and was later changed to ftp.microsoft.com, to better map with Internet naming conventions. In 1994, they wanted to expand and they did because they had very good feedback and requests from others. 1995 In 1995, they release Windows 95 which sold 7 million copies in just a little over a month. This was the time when the online world was introduced and a lot more media games and software. Faxes, modems, e-mail started becoming popular at this time. Windows 95 had internet support, dial-up networking and features for computing and networking. This is also when the Start menu, taskbar, minimize, maximize and close buttons were introduced. It was also in 1995 when the first version of the Internet Explorer was released. Windows 98, Me and 2000
Apple
1976 Apple was founded by Steven Wozniak and Steve Jobs. They were both drop-outs. Steve Wozniak was the one who made the design for the first
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1977 In 1977, Apple II was created and after a year came the Apple III. In the beginning, the company employed a couple of thousand workers. This is how the now extremely famous Apple Incorporated began. Apple Computers were referred to as Mac and the computer had features such as the trash can, The early Macs user-friendly interface, with such features as the trash can, windows, drag-and-drop file move ability, and plug-in-and-play compatibility. While working on the Apple II, Jobs wanted to create a larger company which is why he consulted with Mike Markkula. Markkula managed marketing for Intel Corporation and Fairchild Semiconductor in the past. Markkula then bought one-third of the company for $250,000, and he helped with the planning of the business. In 1977, they also hired Mike Scott as the president and Wozniak started to work full-time. For the advertising, Jobs hired Regis McKenna for it and they came up with the Apple logo. By 1977, Apple became available in retail stores all thanks to the marketing team. Apple II stored information on cassette tapes, and were sort of slow. 1978-1979 By 1978, Apple was becoming successful and popular among consumers. It became one of the fastest growing companies in 1978. Apple II+ was released in 1979 and it had better memory, easier start
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II.Driving Force (Gates, Jobs) & Competition between Gates & Jobs
It can be inferred that the competition between Apple and Microsoft is really because of the approaches of the two leaders of the companies. In the past, they had a good relationship, even making business transactions together, collaborating and appearing in interviews together. In the past, Bill Gates was the most important partner in software for Apple. Jobs even invited Gates for the preview of the Mac. Gates also praised Apple for being able to capture the imagination of people. However the way both companies were developed turned into a sort of competition. Nonetheless, Microsoft continued to make software for Apple such as Microsoft Windows Office for Mac. Microsoft came a year before Apple came out. At the start Apple even depended on Microsoft to develop their products. But in 1988 Apple sued Microsoft for copyright issues and for copying the look of their operating system. Also, the fact that Apple was almost dead a decade ago seems to have surpassed or equaled the success of Microsoft today. They both brought computers to the masses. Also, they are both very popular and are regarded as celebrities. Both of them were the first to create the first computers and the first to mass produce them. However, the rivalry really came out when Steve Jobs commented that Microsoft had no taste during the launch of Windows 95. He was then not part of Apple because he had quit and strated his own company called NeXT. He referred to Microsoft as unoriginal and this worsened their relationship with one another. The ties between the two companies only returned to normal when Jobs returned to Apple and made negotiations and affiliations with Microsoft to ask for support for Apple during its troubled times.
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III. Best Work/Services/Products (Current) and pics, links, video clips/demo Microsoft
Skydrive Skydrive is one of the best services that you get when you make a windows live account or a hotmail account. In Windows Skydrive, you are given 25 GB space online where you can store files such as pictures, word documents or videos. You can make folders and you can make them public or private. Microsoft Office Microsoft Office is clearly one of the best software created by Windows because it is great for office, school or personal use. In mirosoft office, you get access, excel, power point, word, groove, infopath, outlook, and publisher. In Microsoft office you can practically write or create anything from papers to presentations to birthday cards. It is clearly the best hoe office currently in the market. It is also the most user friendly. Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is great because it is user-friendly, and it has tools to import, edit, manage, and share your digital home videos. You can also edit High-Definition videos in it. It is best for someone who is new to video editing and it has built in features which you can easily use and add to your videos. Windows 7 Windows 7 has generally the best feedback and was the latest and greatest creation of Microsoft. It provides a user friendly interface
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Apple
iMac iMac wasnt expected by the consumers, and yet it was the computer that brought back the company of Apple. Ipod - iPad 2 The iPod is the product that turn into a mass-market electronics giant. And now they have created the iPad 2. It is generally the best product that came out from the iPod line yet. It was a great tablet. It had a long battery life, was available in 2 colors and was perfect for watching and gaming. It was also thinner. Its great for storing books, watching movies and playing games. It is also useful for making presentations and for viewing documents.
OS X Lion It is currently the best operating system created by Apple. The desktop is created similar to the iPod touch and iPad. It has multitouch gestures, full screen apps, mission control, launch pad, resume, autosave, air drop, iCloud, and the Lion Server which can all be seen here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/
Macbook Air The Macbook Air really lives up to the name of portable. And it literally made laptops portable. Macbook made it possible to carry on a lot of features in a thin laptop such as long battery life and a lot of programs and freatures.
Iphone 4S One of the most sought after mobile phones in the market. It has Siri. It also has the incredible 8 MP camera, has zoom and is a world phone. It is currently the most advanced smartphone by having the best software and the only mobile phone to have Siri.
The most popular court of Apple and Microsoft is probably the case between the two which involved copyright and licensing issues. However both companies had their share of court cases which dealt with court cases as well.
Microsoft
The was a case filed by the European Union or the Microsoft in 1993. It also claimed that Microsoft was blocking its other competitors from the market through unacceptable methods. In 1994, Microsoft reached a settlement. But in 1998, Sun Microsystems filed another case about Microsoft not have enough disclosures regarding its products. Another court case similar to the EU case was labeled as the United States versus Microsoft. This was filed against Microsoft saying that Microsoft was abusing their power as a monopoly because every person or ever consumer who bought their computers automatically had Internet Explorer in it and it said that it was hard to download other browsers. It made them the winner among other browsers because it generally restricted the other consumers from downloading other browsers. This case happened in 1998. In 2001, Microsoft settled the case, allowing it to share its application programming interfaces with other companies.
Apple
Think secret lawsuit
This is a court case where Apple filed a lawsuit against John Does or unknown people for leaking out their information. Apple filed a lot of cases against other companies, ofter regarding copyright issues. This included cases against Franklin Computer Corp., OdioWorks, eMachines, Creative Technology, HTC, and Samsung. Kodak however also filed a case against Apple on copyright against their digital imaging technology.
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