United States v. Microsoft Corp. (1998-2001) was a landmark antitrust case where the U.S. Department of Justice accused Microsoft of illegally maintaining a monopoly by…
Windows Media Player was Microsoft's multimedia application bundled with Windows operating systems starting in 1991, becoming one of the most widely distributed media players through…
Active Server Pages (ASP) was Microsoft's server-side scripting platform launched in 1996 to compete with CGI and early PHP, allowing developers to embed programming code…
ActiveX Controls were Microsoft's answer to Java Applets, introduced in 1996 as a way to embed interactive Windows applications directly into web pages using Internet…
Microsoft SQL Server is a proprietary relational database management system developed by Microsoft in 1989, designed to integrate tightly with Windows Server and Microsoft development…
Internet Information Services (IIS) is Microsoft's proprietary web server software that runs on Windows Server, introduced in 1995 as part of Microsoft's strategy to capture…
MSN Messenger (later Windows Live Messenger) was Microsoft's instant messaging service launched in 1999 that became popular worldwide, particularly outside the United States where AIM…
Microsoft Bob was a graphical interface overlay for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, released in 1995, that replaced the traditional desktop with a cartoon house…
WebTV was Microsoft's attempt to bring internet access to television sets through a dedicated set-top box, launched in 1996 and later rebranded as MSN TV….