Windows is celebrating its 40th anniversary today. On November 20, 1985, Microsoft released Windows 1.0, a graphical user interface that ran on top of Microsoft DOS. 40 years later, it's a platform that powers over 1.4 billion devices across the globe and is the desktop platform when you think of the "PC."
Popular versions like Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 10 have remained in people's hearts and cemented themselves in pop culture forever. These are the versions of Windows people will reference as "the good old days" when it comes to Windows. The children of the 90s and 00s who grew up with Windows will always remember it fondly.
Of course, that doesn't mean Windows hasn't been without controversy in its time on the market. Everything from anti-trust lawsuits over default apps to buggy platform releases and questionable user experience changes, but the platform has stood the test of time, which is why it's still the default choice for many.
