Greatest Hits and Misses by Microsoft(Bill gates) !

Let’s take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products of Microsoft.

Hits

• Internet Explorer (IE),Introduced 1995
• Media Center,Introduced 2002
• MS-DOS,Introduced 1981, discontinued 2000
• MS-Office,Introduced 1989 (on Mac), 1990 (on PC)
• Peripherals,Introduced 1982
• Windows 3.1 / NT 3.5,Introduced 1992 and 1994
• Windows 2000 and XP,Introduced 2000
• Windows CE / Mobile,Introduced 1996
• Xbox and Xbox 360,Introduced 2001 and 2005
• Visual Basic,Introduced 1991, discontinued 1998

Misses

• Auto PC,Introduced 1998, discontinued 2001
• Microsoft Bob,Introduced 1995, discontinued 1996
• Cairo,Introduced 1991 (but never released)
• MSN Music and URGE,Introduced 2004 and 2006, both fully discontinued 2008
• Origami / UMPC,Introduced 2006
• OS/2,Dates: introduced 1987, discontinued 2006
• SPOT watches and MSN Direct,Introduced 2004, discontinued 2008
• Windows Activation,Introduced 2001
• Windows ME,Introduced September 2000
• Windows Vista,Introduced 2007, May me it will be a miss !!!!

Credits: engadget.com

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