It’s been 25 years since Bill Gates launched the iconic operating board that would change the internet forever.
Windows 95 was launched by the Microsoft co-founder on August 25 1995. The popularity of the software in the 90s was unmatched at the time, with over 7,000,000 copies sold during the first five weeks of its release. During the software launch, Mr Gates, Steve Ballmer and the Windows 95 development team danced on stage to ‘Start me up’, while stars such asMicrosoft added features to Windows 95 that were game-changing. The addition of a new start button, menu, and task bar made it easier for users to navigate the system and discover more applications.The new system also allowed for file names of 250 characters, making it easier for them to be accurately labelled.
The news came after its popularity declined following the introductions of Mozilla Firefox in 2004 and Google Chrome in 2008.