

As a result, the Windows operating system defined many people’s computing experience.īuilt on the core of the highly successful Windows NT operating system (also the foundation for Windows 2000), Windows XP provided an option which, for the first time, looked and felt the same whether it was being used at home or at work. These personal and business computers arrived with a full suite of Microsoft software pre-installed and ready to use. XP also came at a time when more people than ever were buying their first personal computer. Windows XP launched on October 25, 2001, during a golden age at Microsoft when the company was achieving its highest revenues yet, dominated the PC market, and had taken a strong lead over Netscape in the browser wars (after the latter led the race through the 1990s).
