Windows 95 at 30 - Way ahead of its time, or the greatest Microsoft game-changer?

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Windows 95 officially released to the public on August 24 1995, setting the standard for the future of the tech giant’s iconic operating system.

The operating system proved hugely successful, with seven million copies sold in its first five weeks, making it the world’s most popular OS.

Microsoft even arranged a star-studded celebration event to mark the one-year anniversary of its launch, boasting it had sold 40 million units by that point.

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