40 Amazing Things You Never Knew About Microsoft


#29 Apple attempted to sue Microsoft during the release of Windows 2.0 which infringed Apple’s drop-down menus and tilted windows. But the PC giant countersued stating the Apple granted permission to create GUI (graphical user interface) elements based on the Mac OS and other programs.

#30 Over 5,000 pieces of contemporary artwork can be found spread across the company’s 150 campuses. According to Microsoft, art helps reduce stress at the workplace and increase productivity.

#31 When Gates was still a freshman at Harvard University, in his resume he stated that he'd be available from June 1974 and would be happy working “anywhere” at the suggested salary of $15,000. However he dropped out of college the following year found Microsoft with Paul Allen.

#32 Microsoft, 1985, issued a patent based on the action of opening a new window when clicking a hyperlink.

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