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0 pointseslaught3y ago0 comments

But was Microsoft ever cool in the sense that Google was circa 2005? (Asking honestly, I'm too young to remember that period.)

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doctoboggan3y ago

No, not really. They were seen as a serious business used by other serious businesses. IMO google pioneered the "cool tech company" with their 20% time, "don't be evil", unique campus life, etc.

PopePompus3y ago

No. I'm an old-timer, and there has not been one picosecond since the moment of its founding when Microsoft was cool.

famahar3y ago

They were cool for these 10 seconds https://youtu.be/KxaCOHT0pmI

SteveNuts3y ago

Flight Simulator 1995

throw3108223y ago

Yes, somehow.

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/windows-95-launch-day-1995/

I remember people commenting "never seen such a thing before, for a computer OS!"

"Many electronics stores held midnight launches for the product, with thousands of people waiting in line to be the first to get their hands on the operating system.

The release was a tremendous success. Microsoft sold 7 million copies in the first five weeks, and Windows 95 was soon the most popular operating system on the market."

prohobo3y ago

I know that at that time I used to be like "what kind of pleb uses anything other than Windows? Get off your high horse and use the OS that actually works", because well... Windows XP was pretty good, and games worked on it.

MaximumYComb3y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs&ab_channel=MrWue...

Really cool

waihtis3y ago

Need you even ask? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY2j_GPIqRA

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