Please tell me,Why Microsoft choose name operating system (Windows).Please no body reject this question.I know it is not related c#,But it is related IT world.
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Momerath
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"Microsoft works on the first version of a new operating system. Interface Manager is the code name and is considered as the final name, but Windows prevails because it best describes the boxes or computing “windows” that are fundamental to the new system. Windows is announced in 1983, but it takes a while to develop."
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Xerox was first with a "windows" based user interface, than came Apple, followed by IBM.
http://theoligarch.com/microsoft_vs_apple_history.htm
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