What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time ... the text-based world of MS-DOS into the visual world of the GUI, which had taken off with 1983’s release of the Apple ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, and others...not so much.

As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary, the tech titan is looking back on a half-century of breakthroughs — and ahead to a future powered by AI, cloud computing, and gaming. From humble ...