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These 3 Windows apps from Microsoft changed my life forever
By Ben Wilson published
Microsoft @ 50 I used (almost) every edition of Microsoft's operating system, so it's time to remember some of its iconic first-party programs.

I trace my nerdom to Xbox and Van Halen as Microsoft turns 50
By Zachary Boddy published
Microsoft @ 50 As Microsoft celebrates 50 years, I look back at the origins of my nerdom, starting with the original Xbox and one of the first albums I ever owned.

Playing Age of Empires 2 instilled my lifelong love of RTS
By Samuel Tolbert published
Microsoft @ 50 As Microsoft is turning 50, I'm reflecting on how playing Age of Empires 2 at a young age set me up for a life of appreciating strategy games.

Bill Gates: I'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft @ 50 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he'd start the company again as an AI-centric firm to rival OpenAI, Google, and more.

A look back at Microsoft's famously canceled devices
By Zac Bowden published
Microsoft @ 50 As Microsoft turns 50, we take a look at some of the canceled devices we almost had from the Redmond giant.

10 Facts you probably didn't know about Windows
By Mauro Huculak published
Microsoft @ 50 Here are 10 interesting facts about the history of Windows from version 1.0 to 11.

The 7 best moments in Xbox history
By Brendan Lowry published
Microsoft @ 50 Xbox has been around for nearly half of Microsoft's 50-year history. Here are the seven best moments from the brand's past.

Looking back at Windows Mixed Reality, the VR we hardly knew
By Cale Hunt published
Microsoft @ 50 Windows Mixed Reality didn't make it to its 10th anniversary, but it made a significant splash in the VR world during its limited run.
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