Apple's Most Famous Rival Turns 50 Today

Microsoft today marks its 50th anniversary, during which time it has been one of Apple's longest-standing and most prolific competitors.
Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, starting out as a software company developing a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800. It quickly become central to the personal computing revolution, including through its early collaboration with Apple, where Apple licensed Microsoft's BASIC for the Apple II in 1977.Microsoft's most signific