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One of the most used Windows buttons today has a hilarious origin story involving Microsoft

Sayan Sen — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:18:01 +0000

One of the most widely used Windows buttons today has a surprisingly humorous origin story rooted in early Microsoft development decisions. Read more...

After a slight delay, Apple's watchOS 2 goes public

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 22:40:01 +0000

After a slight delay, watchOS 2 is now available for Apple Watch owners. The new update will bring a few new features and improvements to the wearable OS. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: A Microsoft Family Tree

Tyler Holman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:20:19 +0000

Check out Trivia Tuesday's awesome infographic pedigree of Microsoft operating systems, from MS-DOS and OS/2 all the way up to Windows 8, and everything in between. Yes, even Zune. Read more...

IBM and Microsoft's OS/2 turns 25 today

John Callaham — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:47:06 +0000

25 years ago today, IBM and Microsoft announced OS/2, the PC operating system that was designed to replace DOS but failed to do so, thanks mostly to Microsoft's efforts to improve Windows. Read more...