{"id":58411,"date":"2025-04-01T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-to-mark-five-decades-of-ctrl-alt-deleting-the-competition\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:32:08","slug":"microsoft-to-mark-five-decades-of-ctrl-alt-deleting-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-to-mark-five-decades-of-ctrl-alt-deleting-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft will officially hit the half-century mark on Friday as the Windows giant turns 50 years old. What do you consider the highs and lows of the company’s journey to dominance?<\/p>\n

In addition to its successes, the House of Bill has also encountered numerous gaffes and missteps along the way. For every Windows 3.0 and 3.1, there is a Microsoft Bob<\/a> and Windows 8.<\/p>\n

There was a time when Microsoft’s wares were nearly impossible to avoid. MS-DOS and then Windows were ubiquitous. Although the megacorp’s strategy with Windows Mobile and Windows Phone ceded the smartphone market to rivals, Microsoft still dominates the enterprise with its productivity suite despite some spirited efforts from Google and others.<\/p>\n