{"id":8082,"date":"2013-03-13T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2013-03-13T08:00:59","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T12:00:59","slug":"a-historical-timeline-of-microsoft-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/?p=8082","title":{"rendered":"A Historical Timeline Of Microsoft Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past year we have seen a major influx of new Microsoft products. We&#8217;ve seen the latest installment of the Server OS,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/server-cloud\/windows-server\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Server 2012<\/a>,\u00a0dubbed the first Cloud OS. <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-8\/meet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 8<\/a>\u00a0hit the shelves, the first multi platform OS available on smartphone, tablet or PC with a brand new Metro interface. And we&#8217;ve even seen Microsoft&#8217;s first pitch at the table market, launching the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/surface\/en-GB\/surface-with-windows-rt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surface Tablet<\/a>, a product\u00a0which was met with mixed reviews and interest from the industry as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>So as we get to grips with the latest batch of <strong>Microsoft Technology Products<\/strong>, why not take a look back at the soon to be 40 year History of Microsoft. From humble beginnings of the Windows 1.0 OS, Microsoft has come a long way launching a wide range of innovative enterprise products. Lync Server allows businesses to effectively communicate internally, whilst SharePoint facilitates project collaboration through shared documents.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, not every product has been success, highlighted by the fact a certain Windows OS may not have made it into the timeline. Can you spot it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geekitdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/history-microsoft-technology_601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8088\" alt=\"History of Microsoft Technology\" src=\"http:\/\/geekitdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/history-microsoft-technology_601-271x1024.jpg\" width=\"271\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Morgan writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry writing on \u00a0exams, training, certification trends, and careers advice for the range of\u00a0Microsoft technology courses\u00a0delivered by Firebrand.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed or found this article useful, please show us some support by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GeekITDown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liking us on Facebook<\/a> or by sharing us on your favorite social website. 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