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[[Microsoft Windows]] is an [[operating system]] for personal computers.{{seed}}
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* [[Windows 98]]
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* [[Windows XP]]
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* [[Windows Vista]]
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==About==
'''Microsoft Windows''', commonly referred to as just "Windows", is a proprietary [[operating system]] for personal computers.{{seed}}
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==Pages==
===Versions===
* [[/98/]]
* [[/XP/]]
* [[/Vista/]]
* [[/7/]]
* [[/8/]]
* [[/10/]]
* [[/11/]]
===Related===
* [[Linux vs. Windows]]
* [[Linux vs. Windows]]
===techniques===
* [[/backups/]]: making regular backups
* [[/boot stick/]]: making a bootable Windows setup stick
===parody===
===parody===
* [[mslinux.org]]
* [[mslinux.org]]
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==Links==
===Reference===
* {{l/wp/ref|Microsoft Windows}}
===Articles===
* '''2008-11-05''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7707016.stm The end of an era - Windows 3.x]: Microsoft stopped issuing new 3.x licenses on 2008-11-01
* '''2007-01-31''' [http://blog.wired.com/wiredphotos31/ A History of Microsoft Windows]: screenshots of Windows versions from 1.0 up through [[Windows Vista|Vista]]
* '''dirty tricks to undercut other OSs'''
** '''1999-11-05''' [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/11/05/how_ms_played_the_incompatibility/ How MS played the incompatibility card against DR-DOS]
** [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#msoft The Microsoft Tax]


==Reference==
===Resources===
* {{wikipedia|Microsoft Windows}}
* [http://www.windowssecrets.com/ Windows Secrets]: "Everything Microsoft forgot to mention."

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