It's no joke. Microsoft and IBM have joined forces to open-source the 1988 operating system MS-DOS 4.0 under the MIT License. Why? Well, why not? That got Hanselman and Wilcox digging into the ...

IBM needed an operating system, Microsoft answered the call Shrewd dealing on Microsoft's part set it up for success The deal laid the groundwork for Microsoft to dominate the OS market Seeking an ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Before Windows, there was MS-DOS—that’s the Microsoft Disk ...