8. Original Xbox
Key Features: Xbox Live, that lets users play against each other online.
Accomplishments: Established Microsoft’s reputation in the hardware market and gaming market. It was the initiation of what is today Microsoft’s most successful division.

Summary: This product came in the market and established that Microsoft can built hardware too and that too good ones. It gave the work Halo and other featured games and also introduced the world to online gaming for the first time. It started an era in video games, that also a firm one on which stands Microsoft’s most successful endeavors.

7. Windows 95
Key Features: First appearances of Start, minimize, maximize and close buttons, built-in internet support, dial-up networking, and Plug and Play capabilities for easy installation of hardware and software.
Accomplishments: Sold 7 million copies in just first five weeks and set new records.

Summary: One of the most revolutionary operating systems of all times, Windows 95 gave the world the first sneak peek at the appearance of the taskbar, Start, minimize, maximize and close buttons that we are most familiar with today. It gave users an experience that proved to be a foundation for the newer versions of the operating system.

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