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Windows XP Section - Launch Day

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Performing artist Sting performs at a free concert in New York's Bryant Park as part of the Microsoft XP launch October 25, 2001. Windows XP went on sale worldwide October 25, 2001. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

Associated Press
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates speaks during the product launch of the new Windows XP operating system Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, in New York. Gates touted the software as the harbinger of a new era in more Internet-centric computing. "Today it really is actually the end of the MS-DOS era," Gates said. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

 

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Microsoft Chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates is applauded by New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R) at the Microsoft XP launch in New York October 25, 2001. Windows XP went on sale worldwide today. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

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Bill Gates, (L) Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft plays a game of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with show host Regis Philbin during the launch of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system New York October 25, 2001. Windows XP went on sale worldwide October 25. REUTERS/Jeff Christensen

 

Ted Waitt, CEO of Gateway Computers and Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft present a Gateway laptop computer with Windows XP to the Waters family at the Gateway Country Store in New York.

 

In the Netherlands, taxicabs painted in Windows XP sky-blue gave free rides to surprised passengers
In the Netherlands, taxicabs painted in Windows XP sky-blue gave free rides to surprised passengers. Click on the photo to download a high resolution image

 

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Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates speaks on video screen as he launches Windows XP at a display in Sydney, October 25, 2001. Microsoft Corp launched it's most ambitious operating system yet, pitting those who hope the product will breathe life into the wheezing computer industry against critics who see it as an attempt to monopolize the Internet.

 

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A visitor to a computer store in Sydney browses Windows XP Home version after the launch of the product, October 25, 2001. Microsoft Corp held simultaneous launches in Australia and New Zealand of it's most ambitious operating system yet, pitting those who hope the product will breathe life into the wheezing computer industry against critics who see it as an attempt to monopolize the Internet. REUTERS/Will Burgess

 

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Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft speaks at the UK launch of Windows XP, the latest version of the company's operating system at the Royal Festival Hall in London, October 25, 2001. The U.S. software giant Microsoft officially launched the latest version of its flagship product Windows, kicking off a 250 million U.S. dollar marketing campaign for what it dubbed as its hottest product to date. REUTERS/Dan Chung

 

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