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Today in Apple history: Apple becomes world’s most valuable tech company

On May 26, 2010, Apple passed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable technology company. It was a significant milestone.
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Microsoft ad uses an older MacBook Air for comparison: “We’re faster than a Mac”
Today in Apple history: Cupertino fires back after Microsoft’s ‘Apple tax’ ads

On April 16, 2009, Apple hit back following a Microsoft ad that criticized Cupertino for failing to sell decent laptops for less than $1,000.
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Today in Apple history: Boot Camp lets Mac users run Windows

On April 5, 2006, Apple released the Boot Camp public beta. The software let users with Intel-based Macs run Windows XP on their machines.
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Today in Apple history: Apple frenemy Microsoft is born 50 years ago

On April 4, 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, a software company destined to become a tech behemoth (and key Apple frenemy).
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Today in Apple history: Microsoft’s first hardware debuts … on the Apple II

On April 2, 1979, Microsoft released its first hardware, a microprocessor card called the Z-80 SoftCard that plugged into the Apple II.
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Microsoft releases a standalone Copilot app for the Mac
The colossal mistakes Microsoft made leading to Skype’s demise
Today in Apple history: Intel and Microsoft face lawsuit for stealing Apple code

On February 14, 1995, Cupertino extended a lawsuit against a developer over stolen Apple code to include Microsoft and Intel.
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Today in Apple history: iPad fails to impress Bill Gates

On February 11, 2010, as iPad excitement reached fever pitch, Steve Jobs' frenemy Bill Gates waded in with his own opinion about the tablet.
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Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs considers buying Yahoo

On February 4, 2008, Steve Jobs reportedly considered buying the search engine Yahoo. Apple could have teamed up with Disney to do it!
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Windows 11 will let you access your iPhone and share its files from the Start menu
Today in Apple history: Bill Gates quits as Microsoft CEO

On January 13, 2000, Steve Jobs' longtime frenemy Bill Gates quit his role as Microsoft CEO. It was a tech turning point.
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Today in Apple history: Microsoft hits the height of its ’90s power

On December 30, 1999, Microsoft hit the height of its 1990s dominance and began its early-2000s decline. It was a major turning point.
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Microsoft simplifies file transfers between iPhone and Windows PC

Transfer files seamlessly between your iPhone and Windows PC with an upcoming update to Microsoft's Phone Link software.
Microsoft Teams for iPad now works with external USB-C cameras and webcams
Today in Apple history: Apple signs damaging deal with Microsoft

On November 21, 1985, an Apple-Microsoft deal gave Redmond the right to mimic the Macintosh’s look and feel.
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Today in Apple history: Microsoft reveals its plans for Windows 1.0

On November 10, 1983, Microsoft told the world about a new product it planned to launch called Windows 1.0. Apple faced a brand-new rival!
Microsoft launches Office 2024 as one-time purchase for macOS and Windows users
Microsoft discontinues its HoloLens headsets, with no sight of a replacement
Today in Apple history: Steve Ballmer freaks out and stomps an iPhone

On September 11, 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer snatched a Microsoft worker's iPhone during a big meeting and pretended to destroy it.
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Today in Apple history: Raging success of Windows 95 makes Cupertino worry

By September 6, 1995, the newly launched Windows 95 operating system sold a massive 1.63 million copies, raising fears inside Apple.
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Microsoft: Apple’s greed makes Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone ‘impossible’

Microsoft says Apple's App Store rules make it impossible to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to the iPhone, with the 30% IAP fee being unjustified.
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Microsoft slams Apple hard over cloud gaming shenanigans
Today in Apple history: Apple fan Jerry Seinfeld joins the dark side

On August 21, 2008, Microsoft recruited comedian and Apple super-fan Jerry Seinfeld to appear in a series of ads to take on ... Apple?
Today in Apple history: Tide turns against Apple in war with Microsoft

On August 14, 1991, a judge's ruling dealt a major blow to Apple's legal case over the WIndows UI. Thus began Apple's big 1990s decline.
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Headed back to school? Get Windows 11 Pro for $23 and Office 2019 Pro Plus for $47.

The big CdkeySales Back to School Sale continues with amazing bargains on Microsoft Windows, Office and more.
Price drop: Code with Microsoft Visual Studio Pro, on sale for just $28

Individual coders and development teams alike can benefit from this Microsoft Visual Studio Pro sale. Get lifetime access for only $29.97.
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Apple takes back title as world’s most valuable company

See what it took for Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company again, surpassing Microsoft and Nvidia.
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Microsoft mandates employees in China dump Android, use iPhones

Microsoft employees in China must use iPhones per a new policy mandate, as the tech giant tries to emphasize security Android can't provide.
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