History Of Naming Windows (feat. @Everything.Windows & @MichaelMJD) 🪟🏷️

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Over the years, Microsoft has used different naming strategies for Windows. Originally, names corresponded to version numbers (1/2/3). In 1995, Microsoft chose to name the newest version of Windows "Windows 95", to "herald in a new epoch of Windows", according to Windows team leader, Brad Silverberg. Since then, Microsoft has also named Windows releases using monikers and numerals. Watch to find out more...

With thanks to ‪@Everything.Windows‬ for Rowland Hanson's narration, ‪@BlueOSMuseum‬ for the footage of Steve Ballmer's Windows 1 "ad", Windows 95's usability testing and launch, Microsoft for the audio of Brad Silverberg (from their podcast, Beyond The Blue Badge), ‪@CNETSecurity‬ for the footage of Mike Nash and ‪@MichaelMJD‬ for Mike Nash's narration.

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